F  133211
G7 320001


[VERSE 1]

C
Tell me the story of Jesus
G7                       C
Write on my heart every word
C             F           C
Tell me the story most precious
G7                      C
Sweetest that ever was heard
F                        C
Tell how the angels in chorus
G7                          C
Sang as they welcomed His birth
F                      C
Glory to God in the highest
G7                          C
Peace and good tidings to earth


[DF RAIN]

C
Tell me the story of Jesus
G7                       C
Write on my heart every word
C             F           C
Tell me the story most precious
G7                       C
Sweetest that ever was heard


[VERSE 2]

C
Fasting alone in the dessert 
G7                         C
Tell of the days that are past
C            F             C
How for our sins He was tempted
G7                     C
Yet was triumphant at last 
F                          C
Tell of the years of His labor
G7                     C
Tell of the sorrow He bore
F                      C
He was despised and afflicted
G7                     C
Homeless rejected and poor


[D PEAT DF RAIN]


[VERSE 3]

C
Tell of the cross where they nailed Him
G7                       C
Writhing in anguish and pain
C             F               C
Tell of the grave where they laid Him
G7                   C
Tell how He liveth again
F                       C
Love in that story so tender
G7                   C
Clearer than ever I see
F                             C
Stay let me weep while you whisper
G7                       C
Love paid the ransom for me