Arr of "How Gentle Gods Commands"

Hello Dulcimer World!

                   This week we are going to look at a hymn called "How gentle God's Commands". If you've noticed, it has the same tune as "blest be the tie that binds" (one of my favorite hymns...).  To play this arrangement you will need to own/use a dulcimer capo. This is a little different than a guitar capo. A dulcimer capo clips onto your dulcimer's neck and in a sense changes the key. Tune to DAD tuning and capo the first fret, then you're in E minor, third fret is G Major, Fourth fret is A major and fifth fret is B minor. There are obviously others and if you have added frets... the possibilities are endless!!! (or they seem that way, for that matter). So capo your third frets and enjoy this week’s dulcimer arrangement! Any requests for future arrangements? Email me sometime. See you all next week.

God bless,

Ben

How Gentle Gods Commands

How Gentle Gods Commands

How gentle God's commands!
How kind His precepts are!
Come cast your burdens on the
Lord and trust His constant care.

Beneath his watchful eye,
His Saints securely dwell;
That hand which bears all nature up
Shall guard His children well.

Why should this anxious load
Press down your weary mind?
Haste, to your Heavenly Father's throne,
And sweet refreshment find.

His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day;
I'll drop my burden at His feet.
and bear a song away.