OTHERS’ BURDENS

My greatest grief is not my own;

That often proves a blessing,

For in my grief God's care is shown,

And as I am not left alone,

It never proves distressing;

But when my brother's grief I bear

The weight then seems excessive;

His heavy load I inly share,

And loaded down by double care,

My burden feels oppressive.

Yet I remember Him who bore

The world's great load of sorrow,

And know that He on me will pour

The needed grace to bear the more,

To-day and on the morrow.