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Text:At First I Prayed for Light
Author:Mrs. E. D. Cheney (1824-1904)
Tune:WOOLWICH
Composer:C. E. Kettle (1833-1895)

488. At First I Prayed for Light

1 At first I prayed for light:
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day!

2 And next I prayed for strength:
That I might tread the road
With firm, unfaltering feet, and win
The heaven’s serene abode.

3 And then I asked for faith:
Could I but trust my God,
I’d live in-folded in His peace,
Though foes were all abroad.

4 But now I pray for love:
Deep love to God and man;
A living love that will not fail,
However dark His plan.

5 And light and strength and faith
Are opening everywhere!
God waited patiently until
I prayed the larger prayer.

Text Information
First Line: At first I prayed for light: Could I but see the way
Title: At First I Prayed for Light
Author: Mrs. E. D. Cheney (1824-1904)
Meter: S.M.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Christan Life: Meditation and Prayer
Tune Information
Name: WOOLWICH
Composer: C. E. Kettle (1833-1895)
Meter: S.M.
Incipit: 32343 22123 22121
Key: G Major or modal



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