Matthew 11:28 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
1 Peter 5:7 “casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
Edward Henry “Ted” Joy wrote the hymn “All Your Anxiety,” and also composed the tune. 50 Uncommon Songs: for Partakers of the Common Salvation gives the date of the song as 1920. The hymn stanzas are metered 9.8.9.8., with a refrain of 9.9.9.7. The hymn urges the believer to cast all his care upon the Lord. Bring it all to him and leave it there. The refrain stresses that there is no friend like Jesus and no burden he cannot bear.
Joy was born November 16, 1871 in Canterbury, Kent, England. He died February 16, 1949, at his home in Carshalton, Surrey, England. He is buried at the Camberwell New Cemetery in Camberwell, Southwark, London, England. Edward Joy joined the Salvation Army movement in Canterbury at the age of 12, He played in the band, and became an officer in 1894 at age 23. He served widely in the Salvation Army, including England, Canada, South Africa, and India. He rose to the rank of colonel in the Salvation Army, retiring in 1938. After his retirement he was a ready writer for and about the Salvation Army.
Is there a life weighed down by care?
Come to the Cross, each burden bearing,
All your anxiety— leave it there.
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.
2. No other friend so keen to help you;
No other friend so quick to hear;
No other place to leave your burden;
No other One to hear your prayer.
(Refrain)
Heed his entreaty, kind and sweet;
You need not fear a disappointment,
You shall find peace at the mercy-seat.
(Refrain)
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” Philippians 4:6.
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee…” Psalm 55:22a
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