Text: | Prayer is the soul's sincere desire |
Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Tune: | REDHEAD 66 (METZLER) |
Composer: | Richard Redhead, 1820-1901 |
1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
uttered or unexpressed,
the motion of a hidden fire,
that trembles in the breast.
2 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 sinners' voice,
returning to the way,
while angel's in their songs rejoice,
and cry, "Behold, they pray."
4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
the Christian's native air;
our watchword at the gates of death,
we enter heaven with prayer.
5 O thou, by whom we come to God,
the Life, the Truth, the Way,
the path of prayer thyself hast trod:
Lord, teach us how to pray.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Prayer is the soul's sincere desire |
Title: | Prayer is the soul's sincere desire |
Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 Cm |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: Way, Truth, Life; One Life in Christ: Discipleship; Prayer / Prayers / Poems |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: ST. AGNES, DURHAM |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | REDHEAD 66 (METZLER) |
Composer: | Richard Redhead, 1820-1901 |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 Cm |
Key: | D Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |