The Hymnbook ‎#105

105. 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 guide 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,
Down to the present day;
I'll drop my burden at His feet,
And bear a song away.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: How gentle God's commands
• Title: How Gentle God's Commands
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 55:22
  ;
  1 Peter 5:7
• Topic: Contentment; God: Guide; God: Love and Fatherhood; Peace, Spiritual; God the Father: His Love and Fatherhood

Tune Information

• Name: DENNIS
• Composer: Hans G. Nägeli (1773-1836)
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1845)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: F Major