Scripture Verse

The Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Nel­lie W. Faw­cett, 1893 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Tell me the story of Je­sus,
Who left His throne on high,
Who came to earth to suf­fer,
Upon the cross to die.
Tell me the sto­ry of Je­sus,
The sto­ry of God’s on­ly Son,
Who gave His life to re­deem us;
Behold, then, the cru­ci­fied One!

Refrain

Tell me the story of Je­sus,
Tell me the story of Je­sus,
Wonderful, won­der­ful sto­ry,
Of Je­sus, the cru­ci­fied One.

Tell me the story of Je­sus,
The spot­less Son of God,
Who car­ried our griefs and sor­rows;
The wine press of wrath He trod.
Tell me the story of Je­sus,
Of how He died for me.
The sin­less One for the guil­ty,
He died to set me free.

Refrain

Tell me the story of Je­sus,
Who went about do­ing good,
Who healed the sick and suff­er­ing,
And led the peo­ple to God.
Tell me the sto­ry of Je­sus,
Of the re­sur­rect­ion morn,
When life and im­mor­ta­li­ty
To us thro’ Him was born.

Refrain

Tell me the sto­ry of Je­sus,
Redeemer, Sav­ior, king!
O what a glo­ri­ous Sav­ior!
His prais­es I will sing.
He ever lives in glo­ry,
When He hath gone to pre­pare
A place for us in the man­sions,
Many man­sions of Hea­ven so fair.