...Here am I among you like a servant.

-- Luke 22:27 (NEB)

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The old Gospel hymn, "I Love To Tell The Story," is a helpful point of departure as we begin looking at Jesus, the Servant.

I love to tell the storyOf unseen things above,Of Jesus and his glory,Of Jesus and his love.I love to tell the story,Because I know it's true;It satisfies my longingsAs nothing else would do.

I love to tell the story:How pleasant to repeat.What seems, each time I tell it,More wonderfully sweet!I love to tell the story, For some have never heardThe message of salvationFrom God's own holy Word.

I love to tell the story, For those who know it bestSeem hungering and thirstingTo hear it like the rest.And when, in scenes of glory,I sing the new, new song,I'll sing the old, old storyThat I have loved …