Tell Me the Story of Jesus

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1. Tell me the sto - ry of Je - sus, Write on my heart ev' - ry word;
2. Fas - ting a - lone in the de - sert, Tell of the days that are past;
3. Tell of the cross where theynailed Him, Writh - ing in an - guish and pain;

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Tell me the sto - ry of Je - sus, Write on my heart ev' - ry word;
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Tell me the sto - ry most pre - cious, Sweet - est that e - ver was heard.
How for our sins he was temp - ted, Yet was tri - um - phant at last.

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Tell of the grave where they laid Him, Tell how He liv - eth a - gain.

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Tell me the sto - ry most pre - cious, Sweet - est that e - ver was heard.
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Tell how the an - gels, in cho - rus, Sang as they wel - comed His birth,
Tell of the years of His la - bor, Tell of the sor - row He bore,

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Love in that sto - ry so ten - der, Clea - rer than e - ver I see:
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"Glo - ry to God in the high - est! Peace and good ti - dings to earth."
He was des - pised and af - flic - ted, Home - less, re - ject - ed, and poor.

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Stay, let me weep while you whis - per, Love paid the ran - som for me.
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87 87D Refrain
Text: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 STORY OF JESUS
Tune: John R. Sweney, 1837-1899 www.hymnary.org/text/tell_me_the_story_of_jesus_write_on_my_h

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