Go tell the story of Je­sus
To some poor sin-sick soul;
Think of the time you heard it,
And how it made you whole.
It drove away the dark­ness
Of night, where­in you lay;
It brought to you the glo­ry
And light of per­fect day.

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Go tell the story of Je­sus
To some poor sin-sick soul;
Think of the time you heard it,
And how it made you whole.

Go tell the story of Je­sus
To stran­gers you may meet,
And dwell up­on His mer­cy
In ac­cents rich and sweet;
It may be they’ll for­get you,
In bu­sy toil and care;
But they’ll not for­get the sto­ry
You whis­pered in their ear.

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Go tell the sto­ry of Je­sus
To those who have not heard,
And make it sound as lovely
As the song of some sweet bird;
Tell with a glow­ing rap­ture
His ten­der words of love;
And tell them of the beau­ty
Of that blest home above.

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Go tell the story of Je­sus
To peo­ple great and small;
Remember He, the Sav­ior,
Gave up His life for all;
Tell it when death’s cold bil­lows
Are un­der­neath your feet,
’Twill be the on­ly story
Heard in the gold­en street.

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