Scripture Verse

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee. Psalm 55:22

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: John M. Whyte, in The Fin­est of the Wheat, ed­it­ed by George D. El­der­kin (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ro­bert R. Mc­Cabe, 1890), num­ber 6 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Whyte (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

When times of temp­ta­tion bring sad­ness and gloom,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord;
The last of earth’s trea­sures borne out to the tomb,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.
This earth hath no sor­row
For to­day or to­mor­row,
But Je­sus hath known it and felt long ago,
And when it comes o’er me,
And I’m tempt­ed so sore­ly,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.

Refrain

I will tell it to Je­sus, to Je­sus my Lord;
I will tell it to Je­sus,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.

When out on the hill­tops, away from all sin,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord;
When joy­ous and hap­py the sun­shine within,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.
To know I’m for­giv­en
Is a fore­taste of Hea­ven,
And Je­sus is dear­er to me than before,
Such peace­ful­ness fills me,
Such an ec­st­asy fills me,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.

Refrain

When wea­ry with toil­ing and rea­dy to faint,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord;
He ne­ver re­fuses to hear my com­plaint,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.
I’ll cheer­ful­ly bear it,
When I’ve Je­sus to share it,
His yoke it is easy, His bur­den is light,
When life becomes dreary,
And I’m footsore and weary,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.

Refrain

When dark­ness is dim­ming my path to the sky,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord;
When help­ers shall fail me and com­forts shall fly,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.
Though blurred my life’s pag­es
By my sin and its wag­es,
He’s yes­ter­day, now, and for­ev­er the same,
I’ll not be for­sak­en,
Tho’ my life should be tak­en,
I will tell it to Je­sus my Lord.

Refrain