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Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire
Ephesians 6:18
LEDGERWOOD | Same-Tune Hymns | Bible Passage
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James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
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Joan J. Pinkston, b. 1947 |
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear,
The upward glancing of an eye
When none but God is near.
Prayer is the simplest form of speech
That infant lips can try;
Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach
The majesty on high.
Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice,
Returning from his ways;
While angels in their songs rejoice,
And cry, "Behold, he prays!"
Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air,
His watchword at the gates of death;
He enters heav'n with prayer.
O Thou by whom we come to God,
The life, the truth, the way,
The path of prayer Thyself hast trod:
Lord, teach us how to pray!
OTHER HYMNS with the SAME TUNE:
• O Lord, Behold Us at Thy Feet Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872
BIBLE PASSAGE:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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