CAST THY BURDEN (Gottschalk)

CAST THY BURDEN (Gottschalk)

Composer: Louis M. Gottschalk
Published in 6 hymnals


Composer: Louis M. Gottschalk

Louis Moreau Gottschalk USA 1829-1869. Born in New Orleans, LA, to a Jewish father and Creole mother, he had six siblings and half-siblings. They lived in a small cottage in New Orleans. He later moved in with relatives (his grandmother and a nurse). He played the piano from an early age and was soon recognized as a prodigy by new Orleans bourgeois establishments. He made a performance debut at the new St. Charles Hotel in 1840. At 13 he left the U.S. And went to Europe with his father, as they realized he needed classical training to fulfill his musical ambitions. The Paris Conservatory rejected him without hearing him play on the grounds of his nationality. Chopin heard him play a concert there and remarked, “Give me your hand… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: CAST THY BURDEN (Gottschalk)
Composer: Louis M. Gottschalk
Meter: 7s.
Incipit: 11223 32523 43262
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Cast Thy Burden on the Lord

Cast thy burden on the Lord,
Only lean upon His Word;
Thou wilt soon have cause to bless
His eternal faithfulness.

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Keep my feet from hidden snares

The Christ Child

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High School Hymnal #47

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High School Hymnal #48

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Hymnal for Primary Classes #154

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School and College Hymnal #47

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School and College Hymnal #48

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The Morning Hour #69

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