Laudes Domini ‎#39

39. The hour of prayer

1 My God, is any hour so sweet,
From blush of morn to evening star,
As that which calls me to thy feet
The hour of prayer?

2 Then is my strength by thee renewed;
Then are my sins by thee forgiven;
Then dost thou cheer my solitude,
With hopes of heaven.

3 No words can tell what sweet relief
Here for my every want I find;
What strength for warfare, balm for grief,
What peace of mind!

4 Hushed is each doubt, gone every fear;
My spirit seems in heaven to stay;
And ev'n the penitential tear
Is wiped away.

5 Lord, till I reach yon blissful shore,
No privilege so dear shall be
As thus my inmost soul to pour
In prayer to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, is any hour so sweet
• Title: The hour of prayer
• Author: Charlotte Elliott
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Prayer and Invocation; Close of Worship; Opening of Service; Prayer
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: RISEHOLME
• Composer: H. J. Gauntlett
• Meter: 8s, 4
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.