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One of my favorite Hymns is “Leave It There” by Charles Tindley. I guess I should clarify what a Hymn is, for it has become an antique in so many churches. In many assemblies the hymnals have disappeared into storage or packed into time capsules to be opened sometime in our great-great-grandchildren’s future. Some churches have decided to send their hymnals to those who live in less fortunate countries. What is a Hymn? Simply defined it is a religious ode (poem) that is characterized by lofty feelings and expressions. It is to celebrate God in song. (Definition by Thayer) At the Last Supper, Jesus led His disciples in a song to celebrate the majesty of God. Just think of it, about to go into the Battle of Gethsemane and a sleepless night leading to the awaiting cross, Jesus, along with His friends, sings about God! (Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26) Throughout the ages, men and women have been moved by the Holy Spirit to write expressions of awe and celebration to the One who makes life worth living. The anointed composers put into words their life changing experiences with their Lord and Savior. What testimonies! It is a shame we have buried these anointed songs. Maybe we have become the less fortunate.
We have all experienced burdens in our life, but how we deal with those burdens is where differences arise. Some try to carry their burdens to the point of either experiencing the victory or crashing and burning. Being humans, we have a tendency to use our senses as a gauge for judging our performances. The more our carnal senses are in play, the greater the opportunity for burdens to weigh us down. The antidote for burdens is faith.
Charles Tindley understood the principle of taking burdens to the Lord and leaving them there. He wrote the Hymn “Leave It There” in 1916. The chorus puts it in perspective:
“Leave it there, leave it there,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.”
There are times that we take our burden and give it to the Lord, but when God doesn’t work in our time frame, we become impatient and take it back. When we doubt, we are saying to God that we don’t think He can bring us “out.” How many sleepless or restless nights have we spent worrying about how something will turn out? How much of our day is spent thinking and rethinking about a problem that is facing us? Let us stop this needless suffering and give our burden back to the Lord. Listen to Tindley as he writes one of the verses:
“If your body suffers pain and your health you can’t regain,
And your soul is almost sinking in despair,
Jesus knows the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.”
God knows all about our physical challenges, He is there to help us through. We are all going to die and getting old is sometimes a difficult road. Charles Tindley pens the truth with these words:
“When your youthful days are gone and old age is stealing on,
And your body bends beneath the weight of care;
He will never leave you then, He’ll go with you to the end;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.”
We need not fear the transition, for God will be there with us! What a great injustice we experience when we fail to keep alive the anointed hymns of the past.
Let us stop carrying the burdens and start experiencing the peace that is ours by taking our burdens to the Lord, and leaving them there!
Note: “Leave It There” used by eminent domain.
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