Look to the Savior

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Art thou laden with a weight oppressing

Author: Thoro Harris
Tune: [Art thou laden with a weight oppressing]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Art thou laden with a weight oppressing?
Bring it to Jesus, bring it to Jesus;
Humbly kneel and claim the promised blessing,
Look to the Savior in prayer.

Refrain:
Look to the Savior,
Seeking His favor,
Bring Him thy burden of care;
He’ll not forsake thee,
Grief shall not o’ertake thee,
Look to the Savior in prayer.

2 Dost thou seek a balm for care and sadness?
Find it in Jesus, find it in Jesus;
He will pour the oil of holy gladness,
Look to the Savior in prayer. [Refrain]

3 Is the cross to heavy thou must carry?
Cast it on Jesus, cast it on Jesus;
Come this moment, do not longer tarry,
Look to the Savior in prayer. [Refrain]

4 Doth a cord of evil passion bind thee?
Calling on Jesus, calling on Jesus,
Leave the mem’ry of thy sin behind thee,
Look to the Savior in prayer. [Refrain]

5 Here is solace for the heart of sorrow,
Only in Jesus, only in Jesus;
Peace today and comfort for the morrow;
Look to the Savior in prayer. [Refrain]

6 Great compassion hath the Master shown thee:
Trust all to Jesus, trust all to Jesus;
Friends misjudge, but He hath fully known thee:
Look to the Savior in prayer. [Refrain]

Source: Light and Life Songs No. 4 #30

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Author: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Art thou laden with a weight oppressing
Title:	Look to the Savior
Author:	Thoro Harris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Look to the Savior
Publication Date:	1923
Copyright:	Public Domain