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![]() | SWEET STORY (Gifford)Composer: Philip A. GiffordPublished in 2 hymnals Audio files: MIDI |
I think when I read that sweet story of old,
When Jesus was here among men,
How He called little children as lambs to His fold,
I should like to have been with them then.
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| Meter | First Line | Instances (1) | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | I think, when I read that sweet story of old | The New Christian Hymnal #384b | I Think, When I Read That Sweet Story of Old | Mrs. Jemima Luke | Philip A. Gifford | SWEET STORY | G Major or modal | 1929 |
