Scripture Verse

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19–20

Introduction

Words: C. Lou­ise Bell, in Sun­day School Me­lo­dies, ed­it­ed by Is­aac H. Me­re­dith & Grant C. Tul­lar (New York: Tul­lar-Me­re­dith, 1914), num­ber 87.

Music: Tex­ar­ka­na Nell­ie S. Brad­shaw (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Brad­shaw (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Bell,

portrait
Louise Bell

Lyrics

Tell the Gos­pel sto­ry ev­ery­where you go;
Bear its light and glo­ry to the haunts of woe;
Hearts will give it wel­come, life and joy ’twill bring,
Story of sal­va­tion, mes­sage of the King.

Refrain

Ever bless­èd sto­ry, tell it o’er and o’er,
Till its words of glo­ry sound from shore to shore;
Thro’ the whole cre­ation let the tid­ings ring,
Story of sal­va­tion, mes­sage of the King.

Tell the pre­cious sto­ry, till all strife shall cease,
Bright with hope and glo­ry may its pow­er in­crease;
Souls that dwell in bond­age hear the news you bring,
Story of re­demp­tion, mes­sage of the King.

Refrain

Tell the tender st­ory—sin and grief ab­ound;
Point to realms of glo­ry souls in dark­ness found;
One has come from Hea­ven end­less life to bring,
Story of the Savi­or, mes­sage of the King.

Refrain