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Prayer.

1 PRAY'R is the soul's sincere desire,

Utter'd or unexprest;

The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.
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2 Pray'r is the burg of a sigh,
The falling of a tear,

The upward glancing of an eye,
When none but GOD is near.

3 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ;

Pray'r, the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.

4 Pray'r is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air,

His watchword at the gate of death-
He enters heav'n with pray'r.

5 Pray'r is the contrite sinner's voice,
Returning from his ways;

While angels in their songs rejoice,
And say,Behold he prays.'

6 Now pray'r is made on earth alone;
The HOLY SPIRIT pleads;

And JESUS, on th' eternal throne,
For sinners intercedes.

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Prayer.

1 LORD, when we bend before Thy throne,

And our confessions pour,
Teach us to feel the sins we own,
And hate what we deplore.

2 Our broken spirit pitying see;
True penitence impart ;

Then let a kindling glance from Thee
Beam hope on ev'ry heart.

3 When we disclose our wants in pray'r,
May we our wills resign;
And not a thought our bosoms share,
That is not wholly Thine!

4 May faith each weak petition fill,
And raise it to the skies,
And teach our hearts 'tis goodnes's still
That grants it, or denies.

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Hinderances to Prayer.

1 WHAT various hind'rances we meet
In coming to a mercy-seat!

Yet who that knows the worth of pray'r,
But wishes to be often there?

2 Pray'r makes the darken'd cloud withdraw,
Pray'r climbs the ladder Jacob saw,
Gives exercise to faith and love,
Brings ev'ry blessing from above.

2 Restraining pray'r, we cease to fight; Pray'r makes the Christian's armour 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 fail'd,
That moment Amalek prevail'd.

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Spirit of Prayer.

1 JESUS, Thou sov'reign LORD of all,
The same through one eternal day,
Attend Thy feeblest followers' call,
And O instruct us how to pray!
Pour out the supplicating grace,
And stir us up to seek Thy face!

2 We cannot think a gracious thought,
We cannot feel a good desire,

Till Thou who call'dst a world from nought,
The pow'r into our hearts inspire;

And then we in the SPIRIT groan,
And then we give Thee back Thine own.

3 JESUS, regard the joint complaint

Of all Thy tempted followers here!
And now supply the common want,
And send us down the COMFORTER:
The spirit of ceaseless pray'r impart,
And fix Thy Agent in our heart.

4 To help our soul's infirmity,

To heal Thy sin-sick people's care,
To urge the all-prevailing plea,

And make our hearts a house of pray'r, The promis'd Intercessor give,

And let us now Thyself receive.

5 Come in Thy pleading SPIRIT down,
To us who for Thy coming stay:
Of all Thy gifts we ask but one,
We ask the constant pow'r to pray :
Indulge us, LORD, in this request;
Thou canst not then deny the rest.

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Importunate and constant Prayer.

1 SHEPHERD divine, our wants relieve, On this our evil day:

To all Thy tempted followers give
The pow'r to watch and pray.

2 Long as our fiery trials last,
Long as the cross we bear,
O let our souls on Thee be cast,
In never-ceasing pray'r!

3 The SPIRIT of interceding grace
Give us in faith to claim;

To wrestle till we see Thy face,
And know Thy hidden Name.

4 Till Thou Thy perfect love impart,
Till Thou Thyself bestow,

Be this the cry of ev'ry heart, 'I will not let Thee go.

5 I will not let Thee go, unless Thou tell Thy Name to me; With all Thy great salvation bless, And make me all like Thee.

6 Then let me on the mountain top
Behold Thy open face,

Where faith in sight is swallow'd up,
And pray'r in endless praise!

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Resignation.

1 Now, I see, whate'er betide,
All is well if CHRIST be mine
He has promis'd to provide,
I have only to resign.

2 When a sense of sin and thrall Forc'd me to the sinner's Friend, He engag'd to manage all,

By the way, and to the end.

3 'Cast,' said he,' on Me thy care,
'Tis enough that I am nigh;
I will all thy burdens bear,
I will all thy wants supply.

4 Simply follow as I lead;

Do not reason, but believe;
Call on me in time of need,
Thou shalt surely help receive.'
5 LORD, I would, I do submit,
Gladly yield my all to Thee;
What Thy wisdom sees most fit,
Must be, surely, best for me.