
	
	
	
	
		Hymnal: Living Hymns #157 (1890) First Line: Prayer is the key  Lyrics: 1 Prayer is the key 
For the bending knee
To open the morn’s first hours;
See the incense rise, 
To the starry skies,
Like perfume from the flow’rs.
2 Not a soul so sad, 
Nor a heart so glad,
When cometh the shades of night,
But the daybreak song 
Will the joy prolong,
And some darkness turn to light.
3 Take the golden key 
In your hand and see,
As the night tide drifts away,
How its blessed hold 
Is a crown of gold,
Thro' the weary hours of day.
4 When the shadows fall, 
And the vesper call
Is sobbing its low refrain,
’Tis a garland sweet 
To the toil worn feet,
And an antidote for pain.
5 Soon the year’s dark door 
Shall be shut no more:
Life’s tears shall be wiped away,
As the pearl gates swing,
And the gold harps ring,
And the sun unsheathe for aye.   Languages: English Tune Title: [Prayer is the key] 
			
	The Golden Key