1 I love to tell the story
of unseen things above,
of Jesus and His glory,
of Jesus and His love:
I love to tell the story
because I know 'tis true;
it satisfies my longings
as nothing else would do.

Refrain:
I love to tell the story,
'twill be my theme in glory
to tell the old, old story
of Jesus and His love.

2 I love to tell the story;
'tis pleasant to repeat
what seems, each time I tell it,
more wonderfully sweet:
I love to tell the story,
for some have never heard
the message of salvation
from God's own holy Word. [Refrain]

3 I love to tell the story;
for those who know it best
seem hungering and thirsting
to hear it, like the rest:
and when, in scenes of glory,
I sing the new, new song,
'twill be the old, old story
that I have loved so long. [Refrain]