Scripture Verse

Let me tell you what He has done for me. Psalm 66:16

Introduction

Words: Es­ther Chap­man, in Wi­no­na Hymns, ed­it­ed by J. Wil­bur Chap­man & Ed­win O. Ex­cell (New York; Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia; Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois; St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri; San Fran­cis­co, Ca­li­for­nia: Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion & Sab­bath School Work, 1906), num­ber 38.

Music: Ow­en F. Pugh (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Owen F. Pugh (1867–1920)

Lyrics

They tell me a sto­ry
Of won­der­ful love,
How One came to earth from
His man­sion above,
And poured out His life­blood
Upon Cal­va­ry;
’Twas Je­sus, my Sav­ior,
That suf­fered for me.

Refrain

The story is true,
I know it is true,
That won­der­ful story is true;
It is writ­ten on high,
And His word can­not die,
That won­der­ful story is true.

They tell me a sto­ry
Of won­der­ful light;
He rose from the grave in
The pow­er of His might,
That one day in glo­ry
With Him I might be;
O Je­sus, my Sav­ior,
That vic­to­ry for me!

Refrain

They tell me a sto­ry
Of won­der­ful grace;
How I, tho’ a sin­ner,
May see His dear face;
Since once in His mer­cy
He died to save me;
O Je­sus, my Sav­ior,
I’ll now live for Thee!

Refrain