What Joy it Gives Me

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To tell the matchless story of my Savior's love

Author: James Rowe
Tune: [To tell the matchless story of my Savior's love]
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1 To tell the matchless story of my Saviour’s love,
What joy, sweet joy, it gives me!
To tell why he descended from him home above,
What joy it gives me!

Refrain:
What joy, wonderful joy,
What perfect joy it gives me!
To tell the matchless story of the Saviour’s love,
What joy it gives me!

2 To tell the world that Jesus washed my sins away,
What joy, sweet joy, it gives me!
To know that if I follow him I shall not stray,
What joy it gives me! [Refrain]

3 To know that he can comfort every soul that grieves,
What joy, sweet joy, it gives me!
To tell the sad and sorrowing that Christ relieves,
What joy it gives me! [Refrain]

4 To tell why Jesus suffered so and bled and died,
What joy, sweet joy, it gives me!
To lead a weary sinner to his wounded side,
What joy it gives me! [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Christian Service #77

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Author: James Rowe

Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	To tell the matchless story of my Savior's love
Title:	What Joy it Gives Me
Author:	James Rowe
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	What joy, wonderful joy
Copyright:	Public Domain