Text: | "Behold he prays" |
Author: | James Montgomery |
Tune: | BYEFIELD |
Composer: | Thos. Hastings |
1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed;
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 Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air:
His watchword at the gates of death--
He enters heaven with prayer.
5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice,
Returning from his ways;
While angels in their songs rejoice,
And cry--"Behold he prays!"
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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Prayer is the soul's sincere desire |
Title: | "Behold he prays" |
Author: | James Montgomery |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1888 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | Christ: Way, Truth, and Life; Prayer and Invocation |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BYEFIELD |
Composer: | Thos. Hastings |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | F Major or modal |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |