How gentle God’s commands!
Representative text
As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 64 — the newest hymnal carrying it.
Verse 1
How gentle God’s commands! How kind His precepts are! Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust His constant care.
Verse 2
Beneath His watchful eye His saints securely dwell; That hand which bears all nature up Shall guard His children well.
Verse 3
Why should this anxious load Press down your weary mind? Haste to your Heavenly Father’s throne, And sweet refreshment find.
Verse 4
His goodness stands approved Through each succeeding day; I’ll drop my burden at His feet, And bear a song away.