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How Gentle God’s Commands
Verse 1
How gentle God’s commands!
How kind His precepts are!
Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,
And trust His constant care.
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.
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.
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.
Through each succeeding day;
I’ll drop my burden at His feet,
And bear a song away.
A classic hymn expressing confidence in God's gentle and wise commandments.