Scripture Verse

Cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Introduction

portrait
Frank E. Graeff (1860–1919)

Words: Frank E. Graeff, 1901. Graeff went through some ve­ry dif­fi­cult tri­als. The pe­ri­od be­fore writ­ing this song was one of great de­spon­den­cy, doubt and phys­ic­al pain. When he turned to God’s Word, 1 Pe­ter 5:7 gave won­de­rful com­fort: He cares for you. Af­ter me­di­tat­ing on that truth, Graeff wrote these lyr­ics, with the re­sound­ing af­fir­ma­tion in the chor­us, “O yes, He cares…”

Music: J. Lin­coln Hall (🔊 pdf nwc).

portrait
J. Lincoln Hall (1866–1930)

Lyrics

Does Je­sus care when my heart is pained
Too deep­ly for mirth or song,
As the bur­dens press, and the cares dis­tress
And the way grows wea­ry and long?

Refrain

Oh yes, He cares, I know He cares,
His heart is touched with my grief;
When the days are wea­ry, the long nights drea­ry,
I know my Sav­ior cares.

Does Je­sus care when my way is dark
With a name­less dread and fear?
As the day­light fades in­to deep night shades,
Does He care enough to be near?

Refrain

Does Je­sus care when I’ve tried and failed
To re­sist some temp­ta­tion strong;
When for my deep grief there is no re­lief,
Though my tears flow all the night long?

Refrain

Does Je­sus care when I’ve said good­bye
To the dear­est on earth to me,
And my sad heart aches till it near­ly breaks,
Is it aught to Him? Does He see?

Refrain