Cast thy burden upon the Lord

Catalogue Number: 023
Size: 8 7/8” x 20 7/8”
Location in House: Sunroom porch

This motto is exceptionally well preserved with vivid colour and no staining.

The large typeface dominates the motto, emphasizing the message, leaving little background. The wooden backing board is signed in heavy pencil with, “sampler made by Ann McMillan, Moncton…1864-1866,” and “Beggs Sampler.” Ann must have worked on the motto over a two-year period. Her approach is tidy, precise with tight, even stiches. Beggs may refer to the manufacturer however it’s meaning is not clear.

The motto phrase, from Psalm 55:22 in the King James Bible, is the title, first line and chorus of a hymn that was published in, “The New York Choralist,” complied by Thomas Hastings and William B. Bradbury in 1847.

Popular for funerals, “Cast they burden,” is included in the 1887 publication, “The Last Tribute, the only complete collection of Music appropriate for Funeral occasions of all denominations and individuals, ever published in America. Consisting of Organ Pieces, Anthems, Solos, Chants, Hymns for missed and male voices, ” published by Chicago Music, Chicago.

The hymn and its variations are attributed to several writers and composers including, text by Rowland Hill in 1783, music by William B. Bradbury in 1847, music by Louis Gottschak in 1867 and music by Felix Mendelssohn.

“Lame Allen or Cast Thy Burden or Lame,” is the also title of a fiction book written by Mrs. Scott and published by William Oliphant & Co, Edinburgh, 1868.