...earlier in this section, if you've never made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, now is the time. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...the gates of death; He enters heaven with prayer. O Thou, by Whom we come to God, The Life, the Truth, the Way; The path of prayer Thyself hast trod:...

...the burden in a sigh, the fallen of A tear, the upward glancing of an eye, when None but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech that Infant...sublimest strains That reach the Majesty on high. Prayer is the contrite sinners' voice, returning From their way, while angels in their songs rejoice...

...Illuminated American Primer of 1844 contained such an image accompanied by a short verse that read, "Prayer is the simplest form of speech that infant...sublimest strains that reach the majesty on high." Such representations certainly meant to foster national piety, but they were also part of a national...