Into the tent where a gypsy boy lay,
Dying alone at the close of the day,
News of Salvation we carried; said he,
“Nobody ever has told it to me!”
“Did he so love me, a poor little boy?
Send unto me the good tidings of joy?
Need I not perish? my hand will he hold?
Nobody ever the story has told!” [Chorus]
Bending, we caught the last words of his breath,
Just as he entered the valley of death,
“God sent his Son!” “whosoever,” said he;
“Then I am sure that he sent him for me!” [Chorus]
Smiling, he said, as his last sigh he spent,
“I am so glad that for me he was sent!”
Whispered, while low sank the sun in the west,
“Lord, I believe;” “tell it now to the rest!” [Chorus]
Chorus:
Tell it again! tell it again!
Salvation’s story repeat o’er and o’er,
Till none can say of the children of men,
“Nobody ever has told me before.”
Mary B. C. Slade, 1876
Read Romans 10:11-21
The refrain of the hymn, “Tell it again! tell it again! Salvation’s story repeat o’er and o’er,” should be a call to action. It reminds us of the urgency and importance of sharing the Gospel with those who have yet to hear it. Each repetition of the story has the potential to touch hearts and transform lives, ensuring that no one can say, “Nobody ever has told me before.”
May we consider our own role in spreading the message of salvation and extending God’s love to all. Let us be diligent and faithful messengers of hope, answering the boy’s plea to “tell it again” until every soul has heard the good news of Jesus Christ.