Did You Think to Pray?

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Ere you left your room this morning

Author: M. A. Kidder (1876)
Tune: DID YOU THINK TO PRAY
Published in 145 hymnals

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1 Ere you left your room this morning,
Did you think to pray?
In the name of Christ our Savior,
Did you sue for loving favor,
As a shield today?

Chorus:
O how praying rests the weary!
Prayer will change the night to day;
So when life seems dark and dreary,
Don't forget to pray.

2 When you met with great temptation,
Did you think to pray?
By His dying love and merit,
Did you claim the Holy Spirit
As your guide and stay? (Chorus)

3 When your heart was filled with anger,
Did you think to pray?
Did you plead for grace, my brother,
That you might forgive another
Who had crossed your way? (Chorus)

4 When sore trials came upon you,
Did you think to pray?
When your soul was bowed in sorrow,
Balm of Gilead did you borrow
At the gates of day? (Chorus)

Source: Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #124

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First Line:	Ere you left your room this morning
Title:	Did You Think to Pray?
Author:	M. A. Kidder (1876)
Meter:	8.5.8.8.5.8.7.8.5
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O how praying rests the weary
Notes:	Polish translation: See "Nim wyszedłeś dzisiaj z domu" by Adela Bajko; Spanish translation: See "Te acordaste al levantarte" by L. J. de Walker and George Paul Simmonds
Copyright:	Public Domain