Lyrics
Chorus (x2)
Cast your burdens unto Jesus, for He cares for you.
Higher
Higher higher, higher higher higher higher, Higher higher, Lift Jesus higher.
Lower
Lower lower, lower lower lower lower, lower lower, Stomp Satan lower.
Deeper
Deeper deeper, deeper deeper deeper deeper, deeper deeper, His love is deeper.
Wider
Wider wider, wider wider wider wider, wider wider, His love is wider.
Super
Super super, super super super super, super super, Supernatural power
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Cast Your Burdens Unto Jesus” is a lively call-and-response children’s song from the Watoto Children’s Choir. Its opening chorus gives the central message: cast your burdens unto Jesus, for He cares for you. That line is taken from 1 Peter 5:7, and it sets the tone of trust that the rest of the song builds on.
The remaining sections turn the message into action through repeated words. Singers lift Jesus higher, stomp Satan lower, and declare that His love is wider, ending with “Supernatural power.” Each section repeats a single word many times, which makes it easy for a group to join in and move along with the words, so the song teaches by doing.
The contrasts are simple: lifting up Jesus while pushing down the enemy, and a love that reaches wide. The mention of love without limit is close to Ephesians 3:18, and the focus on supernatural power recalls Luke 10:19. The song is playful, energetic, and built for group participation.
Related Scripture
- 1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you
- Ephesians 3:18 The breadth and length of Christ’s love
- Luke 10:19 Authority given over the power of the enemy