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I Love To Tell the Stories

Sung in the key of G,
starting on D above middle C,
all notes at or above that D,
with ^ denoting the D 1 octave up:

D-B-B-A-G-F-G-A
A-C-C-B-A#-B
C-D^-D^-C-B-C-E-A
G-F-D-B-A-G

I love to sing the sto-r-ies*
Of Jesus, come to earth
Of his great con-de-sce-n-sion*
and Mary’s virgin birth.

I love to tell the stories
Of when he was a boy
They found him in the temple
His Father was his joy

Of calling his disciples,
His ministry began
“You can all set your nets aside
For now, we fish for men.”

The stories of his healing
The crippled, lame and blind
And how he gladly did them
A greater work in mind
 
He loved to tell us parables
The kingdom there within
Which some received, and others, not
He knew the hearts of men

I love to tell the stories
They nailed him to a tree
And though the cross was horrid,
He, precious, died for me

How on that blessed morning
He rose up from the grave
The stone was rolled, He was not there
Yes, that one is my fave

And how he then ascended
For all were there to see
And how he sits at God’s right hand
And intercedes for me

When he ascended heavenly,
We weren’t left in the lurch
He sent his Spirit on that day
And thus, He formed the church

I love to tell the stories
of Jesus Christ, my king
and when I tell these stories
I cannot help but sing

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*first and third lines sung with 8 beats

Everybody is sick at my daughter's house, so I took my grandchild to school today. We like to sing, this came out. I know this is some old hymn tune, but I don't know what it is. I also don't know how to specify the octave with which a note is associated...

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