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Teach Us to Pray

Teach us to pray, O Father, we look up to Thee

Tune: [Teach us to pray] (Tenney)
Published in 24 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

Teach us to pray!
O Father, we look up to Thee,
And this our one request shall be,
Teach us to pray!

Teach us to pray!
A form of words will not suffice,
The heart must bring its sacrifice:
Teach us to pray!

Teach us to pray!
To whom shall we Thy children turn?
Teach Thou the lesson we would learn,
Teach us to pray!

Teach us to pray!
To Thee alone our hearts look up,
Prayer is our only door of hope,
Teach us to pray!



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #27

Text Information

First Line: Teach us to pray, O Father, we look up to Thee
Title: Teach Us to Pray
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #11523

Include 23 pre-1979 instances
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