How gentle God's commands
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How gentle God's commands!
How kind his precepts are!
Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,
And trust his constant care.
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Beneath his watchful eye
His saints securely dwell;
That hand which bears all nature up
Shall guard his children well.
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Why should this anxious load
Press down your weary mind?
Haste to your heavenly Father's throne,
And sweet refreshment find.
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His goodness stands approved
Through each sueceeding day:
I 'll drop my burden at his feet,
And bear a song away.