Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Trust and Resignation

Cast thy burden on the Lord

  • No. 722
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Cast thy burden on the Lord;Lean thou only on his word:Ever will he be thy stay,Though the heavens shall pass away.

2

Ever in the raging stormThou shalt see his cheering form,Hear his pledge of coming aid:"It is I, be not afraid."

3

Cast thy burden at his feet;Linger near his mercy-seat:He will lead thee by the handGently to the better land.

4

He will gird thee by his power,In thy weary, fainting hour;Lean, then, loving, on his word;Cast thy burden on the Lord.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «722» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 235, under «Anon.» of hymn 721, with the italic reference line «407, 826, 272.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 407, 826 or 272) beside the number; stanza 1 at the foot of the left column, stanzas 2–4 at the top of the right column (the hymn does not leave the page); four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book), all lines flush — in stanza 2 the opening quotation mark of line 4 hangs in the margin; «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 4. The first word «CAST» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Cast» here). The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («Lord ;», «word :», «aid :», «feet ;», «mercy-seat :», «hour ;», «word ;»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, like the three reference tunes). Spelling, punctuation (no comma after «It is I» in stanza 2) and capitals are the print's; quotation marks are written straight.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Trust and Resignation · No. 722 · printed page 235
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02