53 Leave It There Author and Composer—Charles A. Tindley, 1851–1933 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Psalm 42:5 One day a worried parishioner approached Charles Tindley for a word of comfort. The kindly pastor replied: “Put all your troubles in a sack, take ’em to the Lord, and leave ’em there.” This homespun response was the spark that later prompted the pastor, Charles Tindley, to