Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord

"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee. He never will suffer the righteous to fall: He is at thy right hand. Thy mercy, Lord, is great, and far above the heavens. Let none be made ashamed, that wait upon Thee!"

This piece, originally a quartet from Mendelssohn's Elijah, is the chorus of angels after Elijah has called down fire from heaven to burn his sacrifice and prove to the people in the land and the priests of Baal that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the One True God. It's beautifully comforting, just like the Holy Ghost. I admire Elijah's faith and courage. I love the invitation to "cast thy burden upon the Lord" - for surely that is what every human heart craves: the relief from burdens and pure joy that comes from the Savior.