Tell It to Jesus (Booth)

Tell it to Je­sus

He un­der­stands thee

Reads all the sec­ret in­tents of thy heart;

Foes may mis­judge

and friends may mis­take thee

He will not deal with thee but as thou art.

Tell it to Je­sus

He un­der­stands thee

What is thy gain

and what is thy loss;

While thou art His

no harm can be­fall thee

Tell out thy heart at the foot of His cross.

Tell it to Je­sus

He un­der­stands thee

Knows all thy sor­rows and sees all thy tears;

Knows all the hid­den pow­ers that with­stand thee

Knows all thy trem­blings

doubts and thy fears.

Tell it to Je­sus

He un­der­stands thee

He can ex­plain ev­ery mys­tery of life;

He can un­ra­vel tan­gles that try thee

He can speak peace midst thy tur­moil and strife.

Tell it to Je­sus

He un­der­stands thee

Seeks by His Spir­it to per­fect thy soul;

Sorrows and tri­als He sends to re­fine thee

Tell him thy case

not in part

but in whole.

Tell it to Je­sus

He un­der­stands thee

Hide not thy faults

ex­cuse not thy sin;

For in the day of ac­count He will greet thee

Not as thou art from with­out

but with­in.