Divest yourself of Burdens, Lay them Down
Divest yourself of burdens, lay them down.
When young we had no duties to attend,
For you nor I are fit to wear a crown.
But ho! The carefree smile became a frown.
We harkened to a raging wind’s new tone.
Divest yourself of burdens, lay them down.
To shove aside our troubles, we would clown,
Attempt to cast our cares aside in jest.
For you nor I are fit to wear a crown.
Maturing yet, we rose to great renown.
We shouldered all the woes for all the world.
Divest yourself of burdens, lay them down.
The green leaf, as the winds blew on, turned brown,
And seasons bore urgently, unyielding.
For you nor I are fit to wear a crown.
Then did we not wish problems all to drown?
Would that we’d not endeavored overmuch.
Divest yourself of burdens, lay them down,
For you nor I are fit to wear a crown.