Trinity Hymnal ‎#561

561. 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 While Providence supports,
Let 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 heav'nly 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: Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Matthew 11:30
• Topic: Burdens; Christian Life: Trust in God; God: Compassion of; Works of Providence

Tune Information

• Name: DENNIS
• Composer: Hans G. Nägeli
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1845)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: F Major