 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...  Sacred Poetry - Seite 211828 - 180 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert STORY (Minister of Roseneath.) - 1830 - 322 Seiten
...Montgomery's Hymn, which we often read together, excited her liveliest sympathies. In the lines, " Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...the gates of death — He enters heaven by prayer ;" she seemed to feel a pecular interest, so vividly portraying, as they did, what her spirit habitually... | |
 | Eliza Cheap - 1830 - 294 Seiten
...The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech, That infant lips can try : Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of... | |
 | John Adey - 1830 - 260 Seiten
...uprais'd glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watch•word at the gates... | |
 | Hannah More - 1830 - 204 Seiten
...The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels iu their songs rejoice.... | |
 | King's Chapel (Boston, Mass.) - 1831 - 438 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | Lowell Mason - 1831 - 584 Seiten
...voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, ' Behold, he prays/ 2 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...watch-word at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 3 Prayer is not made on earth alone — The Holy Spirit pleads ; • And Jesus, on th'... | |
 | Lant Carpenter - 1831 - 398 Seiten
...voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, ' Behold he prays.' 5 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...watchword at the gates of death : He enters heaven with prayer. 285. Religious Retirement. I MY God ! permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee... | |
 | Reformed Church in America - 1831 - 182 Seiten
...upward glancing of an eye^ When none but God is near. 8 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The majesty on high. 4 Pray'r is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of... | |
 | Lant Carpenter - 1831 - 458 Seiten
...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. I 4 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice,... | |
 | Lowell Mason - 1831 - 594 Seiten
...in their songs rejoice, And cry, ' Behold, he prays. 2 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, Hie Christian's native air; His watch-word at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 3 Prayer is not made on earth alone — The Holy Spirit pleads ; And Jesus, on th' eternal... | |
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