Tell Me The Story Of Jesus
Words by Francis Jane "Fanny" Crosby, 1820-1915
Music by John Robson Sweeney, 1837-1899
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[VERSE 1]
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Tell me the story of Jesus
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Write on my heart every word
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Tell me the story most precious
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Sweetest that ever was heard
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Tell how the angels in chorus
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Sang as they welcomed His birth
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Glory to God in the highest
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Peace and good tidings to earth
[REFRAIN]
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Tell me the story of Jesus
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Write on my heart every word
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Tell me the story most precious
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Sweetest that ever was heard
[VERSE 2]
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Fasting alone in the dessert
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Tell of the days that are past
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How for our sins He was tempted
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Yet was triumphant at last
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Tell of the years of His labor
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Tell of the sorrow He bore
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He was despised and afflicted
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Homeless rejected and poor
[REPEAT REFRAIN]
[VERSE 3]
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Tell of the cross where they nailed Him
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Writhing in anguish and pain
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Tell of the grave where they laid Him
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Tell how He liveth again
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Love in that story so tender
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Clearer than ever I see
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Stay let me weep while you whisper
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Love paid the ransom for me
[REPEAT REFRAIN]