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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 guard 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.
Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #81
First Line: | How gentle God's commands! |
Title: | How Gentle God's Commands |
Author: | Philip Doddridge (1755) |
Meter: | 6.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Spanish translation: See "Qué tierno padre de Dios" by Vernon L. Peterson |
Copyright: | Public Domain |