Scripture Verse

Cast your cares upon the Lord and He will sustain you. Psalm 55:22

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Charles A. Tind­ley, 1916 (🔊 pdf nwc). A fel­low who was a con­stant wor­ri­er vis­it­ed Tind­ley one day. Af­ter list­en­ing a while, Tind­ley re­plied, My ad­vice to you is put all your trou­bles in a sack, take ’em to the Lord, and leave ’em there.

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Charles A. Tindley (1851–1933)

Lyrics

If the world from you with­hold
Of its sil­ver and its gold,
And you have to get along with mea­ger fare,
Just re­mem­ber, in His Word,
How He feeds the lit­tle bird;
Take your bur­den to the Lord and leave it there.

Refrain

Leave it there, leave it there,
Take your bur­den to the Lord and leave it there.
If you trust and ne­ver doubt,
He will sure­ly bring you out.
Take your bur­den to the Lord and leave it there.

If your body suf­fers pain
And your health you can’t re­gain,
And your soul is al­most sink­ing in des­pair,
Jesus knows the pain you feel,
He can save and He can heal;
Take your bur­den to the Lord and leave it there.

Refrain

When your en­emies as­sail
And your heart be­gins to fail,
Don’t forget that God in Hea­ven an­swers pray­er;
He will make a way for you
And will lead you safe­ly through.
Take your bur­den to the Lord and leave it there.

Refrain

When your youth­ful days are gone
And old age is steal­ing on,
And your bo­dy bends be­neath the weight of care;
He will ne­ver leave you then,
He’ll go with you to the end.
Take your bur­den to the Lord and leave it there.

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