Presenting: Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire · James Montgomery
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1. Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
unuttered or expressed,
the motion of a hidden fire
that trembles in the breast.
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.
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.
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!"
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.
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!
the Life, the Truth, the Way;
the path of prayer Thyself hast trod:
Lord, teach us how to pray!