How Gentle God’s Commands

First line: How gentle God’s commands / How gentle God’s commands! How kind his precepts / How gentle God’s commands! How kind / How gentle God’s command! / How gentle God’s command! How kind

Original language: English

Words: Philip Doddridge
Music: Hans Georg Nägeli

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Philip Doddridge

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Appearances of this song over time in English

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How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1985, 2002 ed.), no. 125

Arr.: Lowell Mason

How Gentle God’s Commands (Women)

Hymns (1985, 2002 ed.), no. 314

Arr.: Lowell Mason

How Gentle God’s Commands

Selected Hymns (1990), 9

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns Made Easy (1990, 2012 ed.), 27

Arr.: Lowell Mason

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns: Simplified Accompaniments (1986), 76

Arr.: Darwin Wolford

Prelude on “How Gentle God’s Commands”

Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 1992

Arr.: Weldon L. Whipple

Contributor: Weldon L. Whipple

How Gentle God’s Commands

Miscellaneous Songs from the Church Website (–Present), Jan 2019

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns for Temple Worship (1994), 27

Arr.: Michael F. Moody

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1985, 1998 ed.), no. 125

Arr.: Lowell Mason

How Gentle God’s Commands (Women)

Hymns (1985, 1998 ed.), no. 314

Arr.: Lowell Mason

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1985), no. 125

Arr.: Lowell Mason

How Gentle God’s Commands (Women)

Hymns (1985), no. 314

Arr.: Lowell Mason

How Gentle God’s Commands

Easy Hymn Preludes for Organ (1981), 16

Arr.: M. David Chugg

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymn Preludes for Piano (1976), 10

Arr.: Robert Cundick

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns: Simplified Accompaniments (1972, 1976 ed.), 21

How Gentle God’s Commands

Favorite Seminary Songs (1961, 1965 ed.), 8d

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1948, 1979 ed.), 67

How Gentle God’s Commands (Women’s Voices)

Hymns (1948, 1979 ed.), 355

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1948, 1961 ed.), 67

How Gentle God’s Commands (Women’s Voices)

Hymns (1948, 1961 ed.), 355

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1948, 1960 ed.), 67

How Gentle God’s Commands (Women’s Voices)

Hymns (1948, 1960 ed.), 355

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1948, 1950 ed.), 67

How Gentle God’s Commands (Women’s Voices)

Hymns (1948, 1950 ed.), 355

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1948), 67

How Gentle God’s Commands

Hymns (1948), 355

How Gentle God’s Command

Deseret Sunday School Songs (1909, 1937 ed.), 287

How Gentle God’s Commands!

Deseret Sunday School Songs (1909), 287