This page is provided so that you can hear the tunes of items which we use in church. Mostly they are written by the vicar. Please note that they are copyright - we are very happy to give permission to you to use them, but we would like to hear about it. Please include any use on your Christian Copyright Licence returns.
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- the words,
- the story,
- the sheet music,
- media player.
I tell you the truth ... no, not I!
I tell you the truth ... no, not I!
I tell you the truth,
that before the cock's crow,
you'll deny that you know
me, said Jesus.
No, not I. Lord, not I. No, not I.
I tell you the truth,
Satan longs to destroy
all the love and the joy
that you've found in me.
Now tell me the truth
as you sit by this fire:
are you with this Messiah
they've arrested?
No, I'm not. Girl, I'm not. No, I'm not.Now tell me the truth:
are you here as a spy
with that man who will die
in the morning?
No, I'm not. Sir, I'm not. No, I'm not.Now tell us the truth:
for the words that you say,
tell us you're a disciple
of Jesus?
No, I'm not. Friends, I'm not. No, I'm not.
I tell you the truth:
Jesus looked in the eye
of the one who denied
that he knew him.
(Instrumental)
Shall we tell the truth?
Do we love him, our friend?
For he loves to the end,
For he's Jesus.
Words and music copyright © John Hartley 2007.
Story behind the song
John Hartley.
Windows Media Player. When you click the left-hand "play" button your computer should have started to play the tune. If it didn't, you might be able to get the tune by clicking here, or by right-clicking the link, choosing "save target as", saving it onto your computer, and then opening it with a music-playing program.
Please remember that a midi file of a tune isn't supposed to be a state-of-the-art musical arrangement - it is only supposed to give a basic idea of how the tune goes. Any reasonable organist / keyboard player / music group could make it sound far better.