The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7710

7710. What Various Hindrances We Meet

1. What various hindrances we meet
In coming to a mercy seat;
Yet who that knows the worth of prayer,
But wishes to be often there.

2. Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw,
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw;
Gives exercise to faith and love,
Brings every blessing from above.

3. Restraining prayer, we cease to fight;
Prayer makes the Christian’s armor bright;
And Satan trembles, when he sees
The weakest saint upon his knees.

4. While Moses stood with arms spread wide,
Success was found on Israel’s side;
But when through weariness they failed,
That moment Amalek prevailed.

5. Have you no words? Ah, think again,
Words flow apace when you complain;
And fill your fellow creature’s ear
With the sad tale of all your care.

6. Were half the breath thus vainly spent,
To Heav’n in supplication sent;
Your cheerful song would oft’ner be,
Hear what the Lord has done for me.

Text Information

• First Line: What various hindrances we meet
• Title: What Various Hindrances We Meet
• Author: William Cowper (1779)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 60
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: CROWBOROUGH, Walter G. Whinfield; first is­sued in a lith­o­graphed set of Eight Hymn Tunes (Birm­ing­ham, Eng­land: Priest­ly), then in Al­tern­a­tive Hymn Tunes, 1902

Tune Information

• Name: BRESLAU
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 11161 27667 12576
• Key: A Major
• Source: As Hymnodus Sacer (Leipzig, Germany: 1625)
• Copyright: Public Domain