I have been writing new music for our St. John’s choir.

The Yoke

Matthew 11:28-30

The yoke you wear is the load you bear.
Who will make the yoke you wear?
The yoke you wear is yours alone.
Will you build a yoke on your own?
Will fear become your lasting load
to burden you on the darkened road?
Will you be angry on the morrow
or shoulder some remembered sorrow?

A worker in wood has a better way
to lighten your load in every way.
You can trust the carpenter’s son.
He knows why and how it’s done.
Jesus knows the grain of oak.
He will make a gentle yoke.
His heart is humble—learn from him.
Take his yoke and walk with him.

Repeat the piano for the first four lines of the second stanza and then have the choir sing the final four lines one more time.

Tune: Sweet Hour of Prayer

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