Prayer.

Prayer.

Prayer was appointed to conveyThe blessings God designs to give;Long as they live should Christians pray,For only while they pray they live.And shall we in dead silence lie,When Christ stands waiting for our prayer?My soul, thou hast a Friend on high;Arise and try thy interest there.If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress;If cares distract, or fears dismay;If guilt deject, if sin distress;The remedy’s before thee—Pray!Depend on Christ, thou canst not fail;Make all thy wants and wishes known.Fear not; His merits must prevail;Ask what thou wilt; it shall be done!—Joseph Hart.

Prayer was appointed to conveyThe blessings God designs to give;Long as they live should Christians pray,For only while they pray they live.And shall we in dead silence lie,When Christ stands waiting for our prayer?My soul, thou hast a Friend on high;Arise and try thy interest there.If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress;If cares distract, or fears dismay;If guilt deject, if sin distress;The remedy’s before thee—Pray!Depend on Christ, thou canst not fail;Make all thy wants and wishes known.Fear not; His merits must prevail;Ask what thou wilt; it shall be done!—Joseph Hart.

Prayer was appointed to conveyThe blessings God designs to give;Long as they live should Christians pray,For only while they pray they live.

Prayer was appointed to convey

The blessings God designs to give;

Long as they live should Christians pray,

For only while they pray they live.

And shall we in dead silence lie,When Christ stands waiting for our prayer?My soul, thou hast a Friend on high;Arise and try thy interest there.

And shall we in dead silence lie,

When Christ stands waiting for our prayer?

My soul, thou hast a Friend on high;

Arise and try thy interest there.

If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress;If cares distract, or fears dismay;If guilt deject, if sin distress;The remedy’s before thee—Pray!

If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress;

If cares distract, or fears dismay;

If guilt deject, if sin distress;

The remedy’s before thee—Pray!

Depend on Christ, thou canst not fail;Make all thy wants and wishes known.Fear not; His merits must prevail;Ask what thou wilt; it shall be done!

Depend on Christ, thou canst not fail;

Make all thy wants and wishes known.

Fear not; His merits must prevail;

Ask what thou wilt; it shall be done!

—Joseph Hart.

—Joseph Hart.


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