Tell me the Old, Old Story

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Tell me the Old, Old Story The Old, Old Story, Part I. The Story Wanted
Vorm	Lied met refrein
Herkomst
Taal	Engels
Land	Engeland
Periode	1866
Tekst
Dichter	Arabella Katherine (Kate) Hankey
Metrisch	7-6-7-6
Muziek
Componist	William Howard Doane
Melodie	Tell me the old, old story (Doane)
Solmisatie	3-3-4-5-5-6-5-5-1-1-1-3-4-5
Liedbundels
Gospel Hymns 28
Sacred Songs & Solos 1131

Tell me the Old, Old Story is een lied van de Engelse Arabella Katherine (Kate) Hankey (1834-1911). Het wordt gezongen op muziek van William Howard Doane.

Vertalingen

Het lied is vertaald door

• Meier Salomon Bromet: Breng mij d' aloude tijding
• C.S. Adama van Scheltema: Wil nog eens mij vertellen

Tekst

Hankey

Doane

Part I. The Story Wanted Tell me the old, old Story, Of unseen things above; — Of Jesus and His Glory, Of Jesus and His Love. Tell me the Story simply, As to a little child; For I am weak and weary, And helpless, and defiled. Tell me the Story slowly, That I may take it in — The wonderful Redemption, God’s Remedy for sin! Tell me the Story often, For I forget so soon! The “early dew” of morning Has passed away at noon! Tell me the Story softly, With earnest tones and grave; Remember, I’m the sinner Whom Jesus came to save. Tell me the Story always If you would really be, In any time of trouble, A comforter to me. Tell me the same old Story When you have cause to fear That this world’s empty glory Is costing me too dear. Yes, and when that World’s Glory Shall dawn upon my soul, Tell me the old, old Story, “Christ Jesus makes thee whole!”

Tell Me the Old, Old Story 1 Tell me the Old, Old Story Of unseen things above, Of Jesus and His glory, Of Jesus and His love. Tell me the Story simply, As to a little child, For I am weak and weary, And helpless and defiled. chorus: Tell me the Old, Old Story, Tell me the Old, Old Story, Tell me the Old, Old Story Of Jesus and His love. 2 Tell me the Story slowly, That I may take it in — That wonderful redemption, God’s remedy for sin. Tell me the Story often, For I forget so soon, The “early dew” of morning Has passed away at noon. chorus 3 Tell me the Story softly, With earnest tones, and grave; Remember! I’m the sinner Whom Jesus came to save. Tell me that Story always, If you would really be, In any time of trouble, A comforter of me. chorus 4 Tell me the same Old Story, When you have cause to fear That this world’s empty glory Is costing me too dear. Yes, and when that world’s glory Is dawning on my soul, Tell me the Old, Old Story: “Christ Jesus makes thee whole.” chorus

Ontstaan

Het lied is gevormd uit de eerste strofen van een langer dichtwerk van meer dan vijftig strofen in twee delen: The Old, Old Story, I. The Story Wanted, II. The Story Told. Hankey schreef het in 1866 terwijl ze herstelde van een ziekte.

Het refrein is wel door Doane samengesteld.

Muziek

Ira David Sankey geeft in zijn My Life (1907), p. 292v een verhaal door van Doane over zijn muziek bij dit lied.

"In 1867 I was attending the International Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association, in Montreal. Among those present was Major-General Russell, then in command of the English forces during the Fenian excitement. He arose in the meeting and recited the words of this song from a sheet of foolscap paper — tears streaming down his bronzed cheeks as he read. I wrote the music for the song one hot afternoon while on the stage-coach between the Glen Falls House and the Crawford House in the White Mountains. That evening we sung it in the parlors of the hotel. We thought it pretty, although we scarcely anticipated the popularity which was subsequently accorded it."

Hymnologische informatie

Zie ook I love to tell the Story.

Externe links

• hymnary.org
• Wikipedia (en) - Katherine Hankey
• Wikipedia (en) - lied
• Wikisource - originele tekst

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