Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: James B. Mac­kay, in Songs of Praise and Con­se­cra­tion, ed­it­ed by J. Wil­bur Chap­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1899) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Is there any­one can help us,
One who un­der­stands our hearts,
When the thorns of life
Have pierced them till they bleed?
One who sym­pa­thiz­es with us,
Who in won­drous love im­parts
Just the ve­ry, ve­ry
Blessing that we need?

Refrain

Yes, there’s One, on­ly One,
The bless­èd, bless­èd Je­sus,
He’s the One;
When af­flic­tions press the soul,
When waves of trou­ble roll,
And you need a friend to help you,
He’s the One.

Is there any­one can help us
When the load is hard to bear,
And we faint and fall
Beneath it in alarm?
Who in ten­der­ness will lift us,
And the hea­vy bur­den share,
And sup­port us
With an ev­er­last­ing arm?

Refrain

Is there any­one can help us
Who can give a si­nner peace,
When his heart is bur­dened
Down with pain and woe?
Who can speak the word of par­don
That af­fords a sweet re­lease,
And whose blood can wash
And make as white as snow?

Refrain

Is there any­one can help us,
When the end is draw­ing near,
Who will go thro’ death’s
Dark wa­ters by our side?
Who will light the way be­fore us,
And dis­pel all doubt and fear,
And will bear our spi­rits
Safely o’er the tide?

Refrain