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91. 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 Beneath his watchful eye
His 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
Through each succeeding day:
I'll drop my burden at his feet,
And bear a song away.

Text Information
First Line: How gentle God's commands!
Author: Philip Doddridge
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Worship: Attributes and Providence of God
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: DOVE
Composer: Unknown
Meter: S.M.
Key: D Major
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: 151, 688, or 191.



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