The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15930

15930. Secret Prayer

1 There is an hour of calm relief
From every throbbing care;
’Tis when, before a throne of grace,
I kneel in secret prayer.

Refrain:
O that voice, to me so dear,
Breathing soft on my ear!
Weary child, look up and see;
’Tis thy Savior speaks to thee.

2 When one by one, like threads of gold,
The hues of twilight fall,
O sweet communion with my God,
My Savior and my all! [Refrain]

3 I hear seraphic tones that float
Amid celestial air,
And bathe my soul in streams of joy,
Alone in secret prayer. [Refrain]

4 O when the hour of death shall come,
How sweet from thence to rise,
With prayer on earth my latest breath,
My watchword to the skies. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is an hour of calm relief
• Title: Secret Prayer
• Author: Fanny Crosby
• Refrain First Line: O that voice, to me so dear
• Meter: 86.86.77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Royal Diadem by Robert Lowry and Howard Doane (New York/Chicago: Biglow & Main, 1873)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: YEKATERINBURG
• Composer: William Howard Doane (1873)
• Meter: 86.86.77.77
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain