 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near. 3. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4. Prayer is...  The Lutheran Hymnary - Seite 3881913 - 778 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 858 Seiten
...hreath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death, — He enters hesven hy prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from...his ways; While angels in their songs rejoice, And say, ' Behold he prays.' The saints in prayer appear as one In word, and deed, aud mind, When with... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...breath, The Christian's native air; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven by prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from...his ways; While angels in their songs rejoice, And say, "Behold, he prays!" The saints in prayer appear as one, In word, and deed, and mind. When with... | |
 | 1833 - 576 Seiten
...burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch- word at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 6 Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1833 - 274 Seiten
...burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death ;— He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | Charles Brooks - 1833 - 340 Seiten
...burden of a sigh) The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near, 3 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...the gates of death; He enters heaven with prayer. 4 O thou by whom we come to God, The life, the truth, the way, The path of prayer thyself hast trod;... | |
 | Charles Feist - 1833 - 304 Seiten
...burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of the 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 Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of... | |
 | John Hambleton - 1833 - 220 Seiten
...on their tongue. But, brethren, the humble Christian would die praying. Well says the poet : — " Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer I"4 1 " Livia, conjugii nostri memor, vive et vale." 2 "Jam Tiberium vires et corpus, non dissimulatio... | |
 | Isaac Watts, Samuel Worcester, Samuel Melancthon Worcester - 1834 - 760 Seiten
...burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant...the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; u While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, " Behold, he prays !" MoifTOOMKBT. HYMN 425. CM Dedham.... | |
 | Owen Jones - 1834 - 430 Seiten
...of a sigh, — The falling 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 Christian's vital breath — The Christian's native air, His watch-word at the gates... | |
 | Edward Davies (of Kingswinford.) - 1834 - 266 Seiten
...sincere desire, Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant...sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 3 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways, While angels in their songs rejoice,... | |
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