Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words: Eli­za­beth Scott, in the Col­lect­ion of Hymns Adapt­ed to Pub­lic Wor­ship, by John Ash and Cal­eb Ev­ans (Bris­tol, Eng­land: 1769), num­ber 393, where the name Faw­cett is prefixed in er­ror (Ju­li­an, p. 1589). A fun­er­al hymn.

Music: Wood­worth Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry, Men­dels­sohn Col­lect­ion, or Third Book of Psal­mo­dy (New York: 1849) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
William Bradbury
(1816–1868)

Lyrics

The God of love will sure in­dulge
The flow­ing tear, the heav­ing sigh,
When right­eous per­sons fall around,
When ten­der friends and kin­dred die.

Yet not one anx­ious mur­mur­ing thought
Should with our mourn­ing pass­ions blend;
Nor should our bleed­ing hearts for­get
Th’al­migh­ty ev­er liv­ing Friend.

Parent, pro­tect­or, guard­ian, guide!
Thou art each ten­der name in one.
On Thee we cast our ev­ery care,
And com­fort seek from Thee alone.

Our Fa­ther God, to Thee we look,
Our rock, our por­tion, and our friend!
And on Thy gra­cious love and truth
Our sink­ing souls shall still de­pend.