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I  LOVE  TO  TELL  THE  STORY

Time signature:  4/4

Katherine Hankey (lyrics) and William G Fischer (music)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  Notation & youTube keys need to be checked

Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 4
Beat symbol  =  Dot ( . )  or equivalent     
Outside row (high) =  Buttons  5 to 8  plus  i1*
Inside  row  (low)   =  Buttons  2 to 5  plus o3* & o1

Verse 1 (of 3)

.5   |   ;6    “5    .5     .6   |   ;7 “7*  .6      .6   |   ;6    “5*    “7* “6     .5*   |   .:5
.2   |   ;3    “2    .2     .3   |   ;4 “3*  .3      .3   |   ;3   “o3*   “3* “3    .o3*  |   .:2
 I      love   to   tell   the     stor  -  y      Of      un - seen  things     a   -  bove

.5   |   ;7*   "i1*    .7*     .7   |   .7*    :6    "6  "7   |   ;8   "7     "7  "7*   .6    |   .:7*
.2   |   ;3*   "o1    .3*     .4   |   .3*    :3    "3  "4   |   ;5   "4     "4  "3*   .3    |   .:3*
Of      Je - sus   and   His    glor  - y      Of          Je - sus   and      His     love

.7*   |   ;7*   "7     .8*   .8*   |   .8*   :7     .7   |   ;7     "7*   .6      "7*  "6   |   .:6*
.3*   |   ;3*   "4     .4*   .4*   |   .4*   :4     .4   |   ;4     "3*   .3      "3*  "3   |   .:2*
  I       love   to   tell   the     stor - y    Be - cause   I   know    'tis          true

.6*  |    ;5*    "6*    .6      .5*   |    .5*      :5      .6   |   ;7*     "6      ;7      "7*  |  .:6
.2*  |   ;o3*   "2*    .3     .o3*  |   .o3*    :2       .3   |   ;3*    "3      ;4      "3*   |  .:3
 It        sat -  is -  fies    my      long - ings   As    noth - ing   else   can     do


Chorus:

.5   |    ;5    "6*   ;7*    "7   |   .7*   :6       .6    |   ;6   "8*       .8*      .8*   |   .8*   :7
.2   |    ;2    "2*   ;3*    "4   |   .3*   :3       .3    |   ;3   "4*       .4*      .4*   |   .4*   :4
 I       love   to    tell   the    stor - y    'Twill     be   my   theme   in       glor - y

 .7   |   ;8    "7    "7  "7*   .6   |   .7*   :6      .5*   |   .5    .6       ;7*    "6   |   .:6
 .4   |   ;5    "4    "4  "3*   .3   |   .3*   :3     .o3*  |   .2    .3       ;3*    "3   |   .:3
To      tell   the   old,      old    stor - y      Of       Je - sus   and   His    love


Guitar accompaniment chords for this hymn are given directly below the set of youTube videos - for the major keys of C and G.  For other keys use a capo.

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Total of 12 videos in various keys:   Ab=1    Eb=1    F=3    F,G=1    F#=1    G=5

Key:  G

Singers:  Southwest Baptist Church, 
​                Oklahoma Citry

​Posted by:  Daniel the Baptist

Key:  F  from  time  0  to  1:51
         G  from 1:52  to  End    


Singer:  Glen Campbell

​Posted by:  ​StrangeLyrics

Key:  F

Choir:  ?

​Posted by:  Rex Winz

Key:  Eb

Singer:  Tennessee Ernie Ford

Posted by:  Tennessee Ernie Ford
​                    - Topic


 Key:  F

Pianist:   Kaleb Brasee?

Posted by:  Kaleb Brasee

​Beautifully done!
​

Key:  F

Singer:  Alan Jackson

Posted by:  Goober Sir



Key:  F#  (Gb)

Group:   Chuck Wagon Gang

​Posted by:  erastusbean

Key:  G

Group:  Oak Ridge Boys

Posted by: Country Road TV


Key:  G

Singers:  ?

​Posted by:  Amazing Worship Media

​

Key:  G

Singers:  Congregation & Choir of
​               First Plymouth Church
               Lincoln, Nebraska

Posted by: First Plymouth Church
               Lincoln,Nebraska - Videos

Key:  G

Performers:   ? 

Posted by: Shiloh Worship Music

Key:  Ab

Performer:   ?

​Posted by:  A Cappella Hymns

GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT CHORDS
  Based mainly on Voices United # 343.                                              Key of G major
   For other Keys, pick C or G and use capo.                                               Key of C major
Verse 1 (of 3)

      G                                                          C                                     G
      C                                                           F                                     C
I   love   to   tell   the     stor  -  y      Of   un - seen  things     a -bove

        D7                                      G                                                 D 
 
       G7                                      C                                                 G       
Of    Je - sus   and   His    glor-y      Of    Je - sus   and   His  love

                                         G                 Em                                  B
                                         C                 Am                                  E
I    love   to   tell   the     stor-y    Be-cause   I   know    'tis    true

        C                                           G               D7      G/D     D7                G
        F                                            C               G7      C/G    G7                C
It     sat -  is -  fies    my     long-ings   As    noth - ing   else   can     do


Chorus:

      D7                                     G               C                                         G
      G7                                     C               F                                          C
I    love   to    tell   the    stor-y    'Twill  be   my   theme   in     glor-y

                                              C                   G/D             D7            G
                                              F                    C/G            G7             C
To   tell   the   old,    old    stor - y      Of    Je - sus   and   His  love


Background Materials, Information & Links

​Lyrics:

Based on
Voices
United
#343


I love to tell the story   Of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory, Of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story,  Because I know ’tis true;
It satisfies my longings  As nothing else can do.


Chorus:
     I love to tell the story,
                ’Twill be my theme in glory
                 To tell the old, old story
                 Of Jesus and His love.


I love to tell the story;  More wonderful it seems
Than all the golden fancies  Of all my golden dreams,
I love to tell the story;  For some have never heard
The message of salvation  From God’s own holy Word.

I love to tell the story;  For those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting  To hear it like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory,  I sing the new, new song,
’Twill be the old, old story,  That I have loved so long.

​
Background Links:
Click HERE for additional (wikipedia) info about this hymn.