Scripture Verse

He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Introduction

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.
1856–1922

Words: John­son Oat­man, Jr., in Heart Me­lo­dies No. 3, ed­ited by Charles J. But­ler & Charles Bent­ley (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois & Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­vania: John J. Hood, 1897), page 5.

Music: Epimel J. How­ard Ent­wisle, 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ent­wisle (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Oat­man,

Lyrics

When your spi­rit bows in sor­row,
From the load it bears,
Go and tell your heart to Je­sus—
Don’t you know He cares?

Refrain

Yes, there is One who shares your bur­dens,
Every sor­row shares;
Go and tell it all to Je­sus—
Don’t you know He cares?

Have your feet be­come en­tan­gled
In the temp­ter’s snares?
Yet you will not be for­sak­en—
Don’t you know He cares?

Refrain

Is your bo­dy filled with ang­uish,
With the pain it bears?
Think of how the Sav­ior suf­fered—
Don’t you know He cares?

Refrain