July 18, 2005

Have faith in God –
And Christ our blessed Lord;
Have faith in God –
To do His will and Word;
Have faith in God –
Forever more adored.
Have faith, dear friend, in God.

All Your Anxiety
also
Is There a Heart Bent O'er by Sorrow?

Words and Music by Edward Henry Joy, 1871-1941

    Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7.

    Joy, a Salvation Army musician, introduced the song to the Thornton Heath Corps, and later used it throughout Canada. It was published in The Musical Salvationist in 1929.

Is there a heart bent o'er by sorrow?
Is there a life weighed down by care?
Come to the cross--each burden bearing,
All your anxiety--leave it there.

No other friend so swift to help you,
No other friend so quick to hear;
No other place to leave your burden,
No other one to hear your prayer.

Come then at once--delay no longer!
Heed His entreaty kind and sweet;
You need not fear a disappointment--
You shall find peace at the mercy seat.

Chorus:
All your anxiety, all your care,
Bring to the mercy seat--leave it there;
Never a burden He cannot bear,
Never a friend like Jesus!

© 1927, Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Ltd.,
London, England.
All rights reserved.
Posted here for educational and edification purposes only.

Have Faith in God by H.M.S. Richards, Used by Permission