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 communion find.
4. His goodness stands approved,
Down to the present day;
I'll drop my burden at his feet,
And bear a song away.
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6. His bounty will provide,
Ye shall securely dwell;
The hand, that bears creation up,
Shall guide his children well.
7. Beneath His watchful eye
His saints securely dwell;
That hand which bears all nature up
Shall guide His children well.
8. O, why should anxious thought
Press down your weary mind?
Come, seek your Heavenly Father’s face,
And peace and gladness find.
9. His goodness stands for all,
Unchanged from day to day;
We'll drop our burden at his feet,
And bear a song away.