Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire
- Authors
- James Montgomery
- Year
- 1818
- Example Text
- Prayer is the soul's sincere desire...
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- Scripture References
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- 1 Samuel 1:13
- Nehemiah 2:4
- Psalm 6:9; 8:1-2; 25:4-7; 39:2-3; 63:2; 84:2
- Isaiah 59:9-10
- Jeremiah 20:9
- Ezekiel 36:37
- Matthew 6:5-15
- Luke 11:1-13; 15:7; 15:10; 15:18-20; 18:1-8
- John 4:23; 14:6; 15:16
- Acts 7:59-60; 9:10-11; 12:12
- Romans 8
- Ephesians 2:18; 6:10-18
- Colossians 4:2
- Hebrews 7:25
- James 5:13-20
- 1 John 1:1-3; 5:14-15
- Lyrics
1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
unuttered or expressed,
the motion of a hidden fire
that trembles in the breast.
2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
the falling of a tear,
the upward glancing of an eye,
when none but God is near.
3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech
that infant lips can try;
prayer the sublimest strains that reach
the Majesty on high.
4 Prayer is the contrite sinners' voice,
returning from their way,
while angels in their songs rejoice
and cry, "Behold, they pray!"
5 Prayer is the Christians' vital breath,
the Christians' native air;
their watchword at the gates of death;
they enter heav'n with prayer.
6 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!
Source:Our Great Redeemer's Praise #438
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