Tell Me the Old, Old Story

In 1867, the Young Men's Christian Association held its international convention in Montreal, Canada, and one of the leaders ended a sermon by quoting from Catherine's poem.

Songwriter William Doan, who was in the audience, put part of the poem to music, composing the hymn we know today as Tell Me the Old, Old Story.

Two years later, another composer, William Fisher, created a unique melody based on the second part of the poem, and his hymn, I Love to Tell the Story, has been a favorite gospel song of many ever since.

Katherine Hanke and Paul the Apostle both had a fervent desire to tell the story of Jesus.