279. How gentle God's commands

1 How gentle God's commands,
How kind His precepts are!
Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,
And trust His constant care.

2 Beneath His watchful eye
His saints securely dwell;
That hand which bears all nature up
Shall guide His children well.

3 Why should this anxious load
Press down your weary mind?
Haste to your heavenly Father's throne,
And sweet refreshment find.

4 His goodness stands approved,
Down to the present day;
I'll drop my burden at His feet,
And bear a song away.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: How gentle God's commands
Author: Rev. Philip Doddridge (1755)
Meter: S. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Life in Christ: Loyalty and Courage; Courage and Loyalty; God: Love and Fatherhood, His (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: DENNIS
Composer: Hans G. Nägeli
Arranger: Lowell Mason (1845)
Meter: S. M.
Key: F Major



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