Scripture Verse

Be not…ashamed of the testimony of our Lord. 2 Timothy 1:8

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: John M. Whyte, in The Fin­est of the Wheat, ed­it­ed by George D. El­der­kin (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ro­bert R. Mc­Cabe, 1890), num­ber 98 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Whyte (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

O, bro­ther, have you told how the Lord for­gave?
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again;
Thy com­ing to the cross, where He died to save,
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.
Are you walk­ing now in His bless­èd light?
Are you cleansed from ev­ery guil­ty stain?
Is He your joy by day, and your song by night?
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.

Refrain

Let us hear you tell it ov­er,
Tell it ov­er once again;
Tell the sweet and bless­èd sto­ry,
It will help you on to glo­ry,
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.

When toil­ing up the way, was the Sav­ior there?
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again;
Did Je­sus bear you up in His ten­der care?
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.
Never have you found such a friend as He,
Who can help you ’midst the toil and pain;
O all the world should hear what He’s done for thee;
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.

Refrain

Was ev­er on your tongue such a bless­èd theme?
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again;
’Tis ev­er sweet­er far than the sweet­est dream.
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.
There are ach­ing hearts in the world’s great throng,
Who have sought for rest and all in vain.
Hold Je­sus up to them by your word and song;
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.

Refrain

The bat­tles you have fought, and the vic­to­ries won,
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again;
’Twill help them on the way who have just be­gun,
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.
We are striv­ing now with the hosts of sin,
Soon with Christ our Sav­ior we shall reign;
Ye ran­somed of the Lord, try a soul to win;
Let us hear you tell it ov­er once again.

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