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Text:Inspirer and Hearer of prayer
Author:Augustus M. Toplady
Tune:SANDGATE

524. Inspirer and Hearer of prayer

1 Inspirer and Hearer of prayer,
Thou Shepherd and Guardian of Thine,
My all to Thy covenant care
I, sleeping or waking, resign.

2 If Thou art my Shield and my Sun,
The night is no darkness to me;
And fast as my minutes roll on,
They bring me but nearer to Thee.

3 A sovereign Protector I have,
Unseen, yet for ever at hand;
Unchangeably faithful to save,
Almighty to rule and command.

4 His smiles and His comforts abound,
His grace, as the dew,shall descend;
And walls of salvation surround
The soul He delights to defend.

Text Information
First Line: Inspirer and Hearer of prayer
Author: Augustus M. Toplady (1776, a.)
Meter: 8s.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Evening
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: SANDGATE
Meter: 8s.
Key: G Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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