How Gentle God's Commands

Words by Philip Doddridge, 1755
Alt. Davide Marney, 2008

How gentle God's commands 
How kind his precepts are!
Come, cast your burdens down
And trust his constant care.

Beneath his watchful eye
His saints securely dwell.
Oh, haste to His throne
And sweet refreshment find.
Why should this anxious load 
Press down your mind?
He who bears all
Shall guard you well.

His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day; 
I'll drop my burden at his feet
And bear a song away