The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8840

8840. Prayer Is The Breath Of God In Man

1 Prayer is the breath of God in man,
Returning whence it came;
Love is the sacred fire within,
And prayer the rising flame.

2 It gives the burdened spirit ease,
And soothes the troubled breast;
Yields comfort to the mourners here,
And to the weary rest.

3 When God inclines the heart to pray
He hath an ear to hear;
To Him there’s music in a groan,
And beauty in a tear.

4 The humble suppliant cannot fail
To have his wants supplied;
Since He for sinners intercedes,
Who once for sinners died.

Text Information

• First Line: Prayer is the breath of God in man
• Title: Prayer Is The Breath Of God In Man
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Robert Hall's posthumous edition fo Beddome's hymns, 1817
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HOLY CROSS
• Composer: James Clifft Wade (1865)
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain