Prayer Changes Things

Many problems meet us on our heavenly way

Author: May Agnew Stephens
Tune: [Many problems meet us on our heavenly way]
Published in 3 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Many problems meet us on our heav’nly way;
If we had no Helper we would surely stray;
But our loving Savior bids us seek His face,
Meets us at the throne of grace.

Refrain:
Prayer changes things;
Prayer changes things.
No matter how heavy the burden you bear,
If you cast it on Jesus He’ll carry your care;
And nothing can hinder the soul that will dare,
For prayer changes things.

2 “Whatsoever ye desire when ye pray;”
Hear His loving promise, ‘tis for you today;
Stand upon His faithfulness; fresh courage take:
“All is yours”—for His dear sake. [Refrain]

3 While you plead His mighty name cannot fail,
Heeding not the darkness, nor the fiercest gale;
Shadows at His word will flee, and storm be calm,
Sorrows turn to joyful psalm. [Refrain]

Source: Tabernacle Hymns: number three: for the church and Sunday school #56

Author: May Agnew Stephens

Born: 1865, Kings­ton, On­tar­io, Ca­na­da. Died: March 19, 1935, Ny­ack, New York. Stephens joined the Sal­va­tion Ar­my in New York’s 3 Corps in 1890. She helped ed­it The War Cry, and worked on the train­ing home staff and in the Can­di­dates De­part­ment. Around 1897, she be­gan serv­ing as song lead­er and pi­an­ist at the Gos­pel Ta­ber­na­cle with Al­bert Simp­son. Two years lat­er, she helped found the Eighth Av­e­nue Mis­sion, and in 1902 mar­ried Har­old Ste­phens (lat­er pas­tor of the Park­dale Al­li­ance Ta­ber­na­cle in To­ro­nto, Ca­na­da). For the next two and half de­cades she and her hus­band were tra­vel­ing evan­gel­ists in Amer­i­ca, Ca­na­da and Bri­tain. He… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Many problems meet us on our heavenly way
Title: Prayer Changes Things
Author: May Agnew Stephens
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Prayer changes things

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