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Cast thy burden on the Lord
Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 185 hymnals Topics: Burdens Lyrics: 1 Cast thy burden on the Lord,
Only lean upon his word;
Thou wilt soon have cause to bless
His eternal faithfulness.
2 He sustains thee by his hand,
He enables thee to stand;
Those whom Jesus once hath loved
From his grace are never moved.
3 Human counsels come to naught;
That shall stand which God hath wrought;
His compassion love, and pow'r
Are the same for evermore.
4 Heav'n and earth may pass away,
God's free grace shall not decay;
He hath promised to fulfil
All the pleasure of his will.
5 Jesus, Guardian of thy flock,
Be thyself our constant rock;
Make us, by thy pow'rful hand,
Strong as Zion's mountain stand.
Amen. Scripture: Psalm 55:22 Used With Tune: MERCY Text Sources: Anon. in Rowland Hill's Psalms and Hymns, 1733
Cast thy burden on the Lord
When Morning Gilds the Sky
Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 6.6.6 D Appears in 699 hymnals Topics: Burdens Lyrics: 1 When morning gilds the sky,
Let hearts awaking cry:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
In work and prayer rejoice
To sing with grateful voice:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
2 To God the Word, on high
The hosts of angels cry:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Let mortals, too, employ
Their hymns of endless joy:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
3 In heav'n's eternal bliss
The loveliest strain is this:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Let earth and sea and sky,
From depth to height, reply:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
4 Then let us join to sing
To Christ, our loving King:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this the eternal song
Through all the ages long:
May Jesus Christ be praised! Scripture: Psalm 19:2 Used With Tune: LAUDES DOMINI Text Sources: Wach ich früh Morgens auf; Katholisches Gesangbuch, Würzburg, 1828
When Morning Gilds the Sky
O How I Love Jesus
Author: Frederick Whitfield, 1829-1904 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 563 hymnals Topics: Burdens First Line: There is a name I love to hear Lyrics: 1 There is a name I love to hear,
I love to sing its worth;
It sounds like music in my ear,
The sweetest name on earth.
Refrain:
O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus,
Because he first loved me!
2 It tells me of a Savior's love,
Who died to set me free;
It tells me of his precious blood,
The sinner's perfect plea. [Refrain]
3 It tells me what my Father has
In store for ev'ry day,
And though I tread a gloomy path,
Yields sunshine all the way. [Refrain]
4 It tells of One whose loving heart
Can feel my deepest woe,
Who in each sorrow bears a part,
That none can bear below. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 John 4:19 Used With Tune: HOW I LOVE JESUS
O How I Love Jesus
TRUST AND OBEY
Meter: 6.6.9 D with refrain Appears in 320 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Daniel B. Towner, 1850-1919 Topics: Burdens Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 12332 11355 43334 Used With Text: Trust and Obey
TRUST AND OBEY
IF JESUS GOES
Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.6.6.5 with refrain Appears in 108 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946 Topics: Burdens Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 35632 11761 16535 Used With Text: If Jesus Goes with Me
IF JESUS GOES
Come, Bring Your Burdens to God / Woza Nomthwalo Wakho
Author: Barbara Clark; Mairi Munro; Martine Stemerick Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #600 (2012) Topics: Burdens First Line: Come, bring your burdens to God (Woza nomthwalo wakho) Scripture: Matthew 11:28 Languages: English; South African Tune Title: [Come, bring your burdens to God (Woza nomthwalo wakho)]
Come, Bring Your Burdens to God / Woza Nomthwalo Wakho
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Hymnal: Zion still Sings #117 (2007) Meter: 15.15 Topics: Burdens First Line: Glory, glory, hallelujah! since I laid my burdens down Lyrics: 1 Glory, glory, hallelujah!
since I laid my burdens down.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
since I laid my burdens down.
2 I feel better, so much better
since I laid my burdens down.
I feel better, so much better
since I laid my burdens down.
3 Feel like shoutin' "Hallelujah!"
since I laid my burdens down.
Feel like shoutin' "Hallelujah!"
since I laid my burdens down.
4 Friends don't treat me like they used to
since I laid my burdens down.
Friends don't treat me like they used to
since I laid my burdens down.
5 I'm goin' home to live with Jesus
since I laid my burdens down.
I'm goin' home to live with Jesus
since I laid my burdens down. Languages: English Tune Title: GLORY
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (Woza Nomthwalo Wakho)
Author: Barbara Clark; Mairi Munro; Martine Stemerick Hymnal: Total Praise #369 (2011) Topics: Burdens Scripture: Matthew 11:28 Languages: English Tune Title: [Woza nomthwalo wakho]
Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (Woza Nomthwalo Wakho)
William W. Walford
1772 - 1850 Person Name: William W. Walford, 1772-1850 Topics: Burdens Author of "Sweet Hour of Prayer" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) William W. Walford, a blind preacher of England, is the author of the hymn beginning "Sweet hour of prayer." This hymn first appeared in print in the New York Observer September 13, 1845. The contributor who furnished the hymn says:
"During my residence at Coleshill, Warwickshire, England, I became acquainted with W. W. Walford, the blind preacher, a man of obscure birth and connections and no education, but of strong mind and most retentive memory. In the pulpit he never failed to select a lesson well adapted to his subject, giving chapter and verse with unerring precision, and scarcely ever misplacing a word in his repetition of the Psalms, every part of the New Testament, the prophecies, and some of the histories, so as to have the reputation of knowing the whole Bible by heart."
Rev. Thomas Salmon, who was settled as the pastor of the Congregational Church at Coleshill in 1838, remained until 1842, and then removed to the United States, is believed to have been the contributor who says of the hymn: "I rapidly copied the lines with my pencil as he uttered them, and send them for insertion in the Observer if you think them worthy of preservation."
From: Nutter, C. S., & Tillett, W. F. (1911). The hymns and hymn writers of the church, an annotated edition of The Methodist hymnal. New York: Methodist Book Concern.
William W. Walford
Edmund S. Lorenz
1854 - 1942 Person Name: E. S. Lorenz Topics: Burdens Composer of "[Are you weary, are you heavy-hearted?]" in Church Gospel Songs and Hymns Pseudonymns: John D. Cresswell, L. S. Edwards, E. D. Mund,
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Lorenz, Edmund Simon. (North Lawrence, Stark County, Ohio, July 13, 1854--July 10, 1942, Dayton, Ohio). Son of Edward Lorenz, a German-born shoemaker who turned preacher, served German immigrants in northwestern Ohio, and was editor of the church paper, Froehliche Botschafter, 1894-1900.
Edmund graduated from Toledo High School in 1870, taught German, and was made a school principal at a salary of $20 per week. At age 19, he moved to Dayton to become the music editor for the United Brethren Publishing House. He graduated from Otterbein College (B.A.) in 1880, studied at Union Biblical Seminary, 1878-1881, then went to Yale Divinity School where he graduated (B.D.) in 1883. He then spent a year studying theology in Leipzig, Germany.
He was ordained by the Miami [Ohio] Conference of the United Brethren in Christ in 1877. The following year, he married Florence Kumler, with whom he had five children. Upon his return to the United States, he served as pastor of the High Street United Brethren Church in Dayton, 1884-1886, and then as president of Lebanon Valley College, 1887-1889.
Ill health led him to resign his presidency. In 1890 he founded the Lorenz Publishing Company of Dayton, to which he devoted the remainder of his life. For their catalog, he wrote hymns, and composed many gospel songs, anthems, and cantatas, occasionally using pseudonyms such as E.D. Mund, Anna Chichester, and G.M. Dodge. He edited three of the Lorenz choir magazines, The Choir Leader, The Choir Herald, and Kirchenchor. Prominent among the many song-books and hymnals which he compiled and edited were those for his church: Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship (1874), Pilgerlieder (1878), Songs of Grace (1879), The Otterbein Hymnal (1890), and The Church Hymnal (1934).
For pastors and church musicians, he wrote several books stressing hymnody: Practical Church Music (1909), Church Music (1923), Music in Work and Worship (1925), and The Singing Church (1938). In 1936, Otterbein College awarded him the honorary D.Mus. degree and Lebanon Valley College the honorary LL.D. degree.
--Information from granddaughter Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter, DNAH Archives
Edmund S. Lorenz
Jean Sibelius
1865 - 1957 Person Name: Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957 Topics: Burdens Composer of "FINLANDIA" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) Johann Julius Christian [Jean] Sibelius DM Finland 1865-1957. Born at Hameenlinna, Finland, the son of a Swedish-speaking medical doctor, he lost his father to typhoid in 1868, leaving the family in substantial debt. His mother, again pregnant, had to sell their property and move in with her widowed mother. His aunt Julia gave him piano lessons when he was seven on the family upright piano, wrapping him on the knuckles when he played a wrong note. He learned to improvise as he played. His uncle, Pehr Ferdinand Sibelius, was interested in music, especially the violin, and gave Jean a violin when he was 10. As his musical advisor his uncle encouraged him to play and compose music. He played music with sister on piano, brother on cello, and himself on violin. He attended a Finnish-speaking prep school in 1874 and continued his education at the Hameenlinna Normal Lyceum thereafter. Jean also showed a strong interest in nature, frequently walking around the countryside when the family moved to the Loviisa coast for the summer months. In 1881 he took violin lessons from the local bandmaster, and developed a strong interest in violin. He became an accomplished player, and thought of becoming a virtuoso, but realizing he began study too late in life for that, instead opted to compose. He often played music in quartets with neighboring families, adding to his chamber music experience. He took the French form of his name, Jean. He studied law at the Imperial Alexander University in Finland, but showed far more interest in music. He then studied music at the Helsinki Music Institute (now Sibelius Academy) from 1885-1889. The school’s founder, Martin Wegelius, did much to support education development in Finland and gave Sibelius his first lessons in composition. Another teacher,,Ferruccio Busoni, a pianist-composer, helped him as well and became a life-long friend. Other friends, pianist Adolf Paul, and conductor-to-be, Armas Jarnefelt, also helped him. In 1892 he married Armas ‘s sister, Aino Jarnefelt, daughter of General Alexander Jarnefelt, governor of Vaasa. They had six daughters, Eva, Ruth, Kirsti, Katarina, Margareta, and Heidi. He continued his musical studies in Berlin (1889-1890) with Albert Becker, and in Vienna (1890-1891) with Robert Fuchs and Karl Goldmark. In Berlin he had opportunity to attend concerts and operas. In Vienna he turned to orchestral composition and had much success, although he had gallstone surgery during that period. He also traveled to the UK, France, Germany, and the USA during this time in his life, composing, conducting, and socializing. In 1892 he took on teaching assignments at the Music Institute and at Kajanus’s conducting school, but this left him with little time for composing. Sibelius’ works were more and more appreciated in Helsinki concert halls as he composed and conducted symphonies in the mid-1890s. In 1898 he was awarded a substantial grant, initially for 10 years, and later extended for life, allowing him to concentrate on composition. Much of his music became popular in Finland and in Germany. In 1899 he began work on his first symphony. It went well, but other patriotic music hehad composed did even better, since Russia was trying to restrict the powers of the Grand Duchy of Finland. In 1900 Sibelius went on an international tour with Kajanus and his orchestra, presenting his recent works. In 1901 he wrote his second symphony, which received rave reviews. He continued to compose as he became popular and well-known. In 1903 he had a new home built near Lake Tuusula north of Helsinki, calleed Ainola (after his wife). He gave concerts in and around Finland, spending more and more time away from home, to the chagrin of his wife. After a time he returned home and composed from there. He spent much time wining and dining in Helsinki, and it had a disastrous effect on his wife, who finally entered a sanitorium. He resolved again to give up drinking and concentrate on composing his 3rd symphony. He met Gustav Mahler in Helsinki and they became friends. He performed his 3rd symphony in St Petersburg, Russia. In 1907 he underwent a serious operation for suspected throat cancer, and spent time in the hospital in 1908. His smoking and drinking had now become life-threatening. He cancelled concerts for Rome, Warsaw, and Berlin, but kept one in London. His health deteriorated further, And his brush with death inspired him to compose his 4th symphony. In 1909 his successful throat operation resulted in renewed happiness for him and his wife, Aino. He continued conducting concerts, and met Claude Debussy, who further encouraged his musical efforts. He began working on his 4th symphony in 1910, but had to write other music to compensate for dwindling funds. He finished his 4th symphony in Berlin and conducted concerts in Sweden in 1911. In 1912 he completed short orchestral works. Over the next several years he continued producing a variety of pieces of music, well-received, especially in America. He was given an honorary DM degree from Yale University and also another from the University of Helsinki about the same time. WW1 interrupted his music royalties in 1915, and he was forced to compose smaller works for publication to make ends meet. He completed his 5th symphony at age 50, but he was dissatisfied with it and reworked it three times In 1917 he starting drinking again, triggering arguments with his wife. The Russian Revolution in 1917 caused an improvement in their personal relationship, and he wrote his ‘Jager March’ to celebrate Finnish independence from Russia. The next year the Finnish Civil War began, putting a damper on his march. In 1919, after the war, he completed his 6th symphony. In 1920 George Eastman , of Eastman Kodak, asked him to teach for a year in New York, but he declined. He did enjoy a trip conducting several concerts in England in 1921. He premiered his 6th symphony in 1923. In 1924 he completed his 7th symphony. The next year he composed a number of small pieces. He began drinking again. He did write a few more major works, but for the last thirty years of his life he avoided publicly talking about his music. He tried to write an 8th symphony, but was unsatisfied with it and burned the scores. In fact, he burned a laundry basket full of music he had written, to the chagrin of his wife. But, afterward, he became calmer and gradually had a lighter mood. In 1935 he was awarded the Goethe-Metal, with a certificate signed by Adolf Hitler. A Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939 was repelled, but Finland gave up territory to Russia as a result. In 1941 Sibelius and his wife returned to their Finland home, Ainola, after a long absence. He did not compose much the last few years, and died at Ainola. His wife outlived him by 12 years.
John Perry
Jean Sibelius
