Tell Me the Story

Verse 1:
Tell me the story of Jesus,
Write on my heart ev'ry word;
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard;
Tell how the angels in chorus,

Sang as they welcomed His birth:
"Glory to God in the highest!
Peace and good tidings on earth."

Refrain:
Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart ev'ry word:
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard.

Verse 2:
Fasting alone in the desert,
Tell of the days that are passed,
How for our sins He was tempted,
Yet was triumphant at last;
Tell of the years of His labor,
Tell of the sorrow He bore,
He was despised and afflicted,

Homeless, rejected and poor:

Refrain:
Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart ev'ry word:
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard.

Verse 3:
Tell of the cross
Where they nailed Him,
Writhing in anguish and pain;
Tell of the grave
Where they laid Him,
Tell how he liveth again.
Love, in that story so tender,
Clearer than ever I see;
Stay, let me weep
While you whisper,
"Love paid the ransom for me."

Refrain:
Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart ev'ry word:
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard.