Scripture Verse

For He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Introduction

Words: J. J. Max­field, in Pre­cious Jew­els, ed­it­ed by J. H. Les­lie & R. B. Ma­haf­fey (New York: C. M. Ca­dy, 1878), page 67.

Music: Abi­lene, M. D. Pot­ter, 1878 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Max­field or Pot­ter’s full name, or where to get good pho­tos of them (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

illustration
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)

Lyrics

When wea­ri­some mo­ments abide,
And bur­dens are hea­vy to bear,
Tell Je­sus what­ev­er be­tide,
And ask Him to light­en your care.

Refrain

Oh, bear not your bur­dens alone,
To Je­sus, your Sav­ior, re­pair.
And let your pe­ti­tions be known,
There’s won­der­ful vir­tue in pray­er.

If sin has be­cloud­ed your way,
Forget not your Rock and your Shield,
But go un­to Je­sus and say,
Dear Sav­ior, I come to be healed.

Refrain

His ear will at­tend to your cry,
His eye nei­ther slum­bers nor sleeps,
His love will your spir­its sup­ply,
His child­ren in safe­ty He keeps.

Refrain

Then trust Him for mer­cies to come,
Nor yield to temp­ta­tions se­vere,
He’ll lead you in peace to your home,
And wipe from your eyes ev­ery tear.

Refrain