Cast thy care on Jesus

Cast thy care on Jesus. Frederick George Scott* (1861-1944). Written during Scott's time as rector of St George's, Drummondville, Quebec (1887-96), after hearing that a close friend was suffering from a terminal illness and had few months left to live. It was included in the Canadian Book of Common Praise (Toronto, 1908) of which Scott was one of the editors. It was retained in a number of hymnals in the 20th century. It is Scott’s best known hymn: Cast thy care on Jesus,   Make Him now thy Friend,Tell Him all thy troubles,  Trust Him to the end;He is Man and Brother,  He is Lord and God,And the way of sorrows  Is the path He trod. Cast thy care on Jesus,  Nothing is too smallFor His vast...