The Christian Sunday School Hymnal ‎#126

126. Whitney

1 Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream
In earnest pleading flows;
Devotion dwells upon the theme,
And warm and warmer glows,
And warm and warmer glows.

2 Faith grasps the blessings she desires,
Hope points the upward gaze;
And love, untrembling love, inspires
The eloquence of praise,
The eloquence of praise.

3 But sweeter far the still small voice,
Heard by no human ear,
When God hath made the heart rejoice,
And dried the bitter tear,
And dried the bitter tear.

4 Nor accents flow, nor words ascend;
All utt'rance faileth there;
But God himself doth comprehend,
And hear th'unended prayer,
And hear th'unended prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream
• Title: Whitney
• Author: Unknown
• Publication Date: 1883
• Scripture:
  Psalm 28:1
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream]
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Notes: Public Domain.