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THE STORY THAT NEVER GROWS OLD (Gray)

Scripture Verse

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. Luke 2:8–9

Introduction

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James M. Gray (1851–1935)

Words: James M. Gray, in Sac­red Songs No. 2, ed­it­ed by Ira San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C Steb­bins (New York: Big­low & Main, 1899), num­ber 102.

Music: Lusaka Ira D. San­key (🔊 ).

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Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

O tell me the sto­ry that nev­er grows old,
The story of One whom the pro­phets fore­told;
The horn of sal­va­tion, the scep­ter and star,
The light in the dark­ness they saw from afar.

Refrain

It nev­er grows old, it nev­er grows old,
The sto­ry of Je­sus will nev­er grow old!

O tell me the sto­ry that nev­er grows old,
The story the an­gel at Beth­le­hem told;
The Babe in the man­ger, of low­li­est birth,
The high­est arch­an­gel ex­cell­ing in worth.

Refrain

O tell me the sto­ry that nev­er grows old,
The sto­ry the Gos­pels re­peat ma­ni­fold;
The love and com­pas­sion in Je­sus we trace,
The pow­er and pa­tience, the glo­ry and grace.

Refrain

O tell me the sto­ry that nev­er grows old,
The sto­ry the ag­es to come will un­fold;
The kind­ness of God in re­deem­ing the lost,
The death of our Sav­ior in pay­ing the cost.

Refrain