The New Sabbath School Hosanna ‎#178b

178b. Prayer is the soul's sincere desire

1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Unutter'd or express'd;
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.

2 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.

3 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice
Returning from his ways;
While angels in their songs rejoice,
And say, "Behold, he prays."

Text Information

• First Line: Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1870
• Notes: Tune for 14 in "American Sunday School Hymn Book" (ASS1860a). [Tune, p. 141]

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