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| Text: | Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream |
| Author: | Anon. |
1 Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream
In earnest pleading flows;
Devotion dwells upon the theme,
And warm and warmer glows.
2 Faith grasps the blessing she desires;
Hope points the upward gaze;
And Love, celestial Love inspires
The eloquence of praise.
3 But sweeter far the still small voice
Unheard by human ear,
When God has made the heart rejoice
And dried the bitter tear.
4 No accents flow, no words ascend;
All utterance faileth there;
But sainted spirits comprehend,
And God accepts the prayer.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream |
| Author: | Anon. |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Publication Date: | 1873 |
| Topic: | The Christian Family: Private Devotion; Secret Prayer |
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