Is It True? (Kirk)

So strange it seemed and won­drous

When first it came to me

The story of King Je­sus

I asked Can such things be?

I felt my heart re­ply­ing

O if I on­ly knew!

The cross

the thorns

the dy­ing!

Oh is it

is it true?

I love to hear it spok­en

I love to read it through;

But O for word or tok­en

To tell me it is true!

And when I heard the sto­ry

Told o’er and o’er again

How Je­sus

now in glo­ry

Was walk­ing still with men

Was fill­ing hearts with glad­ness

And scat­ter­ing sun­shine through;

My own heart longed in sad­ness

To know if it were true.

Then soft­ly was it spok­en

Come

lean up­on My breast

Ye wea­ry ones

heart­brok­en

And I will give you rest.

My heart

so sad and lone­ly

A lit­tle clos­er drew;

I cried

O Lord

if on­ly

I felt and knew it true!

Last Refrain

My Sav­ior

O my Sav­ior!

The old

old sto­ry’s new!

My strength

my joy for­ev­er

I know

I know it’s true.