Tell Me the Sweet Story

Tell to me the sweet old sto­ry

Of the Babe of Beth­le­hem.

How He came to earth from Heav­en

To re­deem poor fall­en men.

Open wide

ye pear­ly por­tals

Let our songs of praise as­cend

To the throne of our Re­deem­er—

Blessèd Babe of Beth­le­hem.

Tell me of His pain and angu­ish

Out in dark Geth­se­ma­ne;

Tell me of His bleed­ing

dy­ing

On the cross of Cal­va­ry.

Tell me of His re­sur­rect­ion

And as­cen­sion from the tomb

To the height of end­less glo­ry

Where He sits up­on His throne.

Tell it o’er

and keep on tell­ing;

Not the half can e’er be told

Of the beau­ty and the gran­deur

That our eyes shall yet be­hold.