 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
 | M. Bakewell - 1836 - 260 Seiten
...In the language of one whom we may, with propriety, style the evangelical poet of our own day; — "Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant...sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high." Perhaps some mothers may think that the plan for religious training here laid down will occupy too... | |
 | Robert Seaton - 1836 - 124 Seiten
...sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. E Prayer ia the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try...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 of... | |
 | J. Sadler - 1836 - 518 Seiten
...of speech, That infant-lips can try ; Prayer the sublimest strains, that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer, is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...watch-word, 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... | |
 | Edward Scobell - 1836 - 228 Seiten
...sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in the skies rejoice And cry, " Behold, he prays!" Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...air, His watch-word at the gates of death ; He enters heav'n with prayer. O Thou, by whom we come to God, The Life, the Truth, the Way ! Thyself the path... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 Seiten
...< Prayer, the sublime st strains that reach. The majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's native breath, The Christian's native air: His watchword...the gates of Death. He enters Heaven with Prayer. While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, "Behold he prays!" Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice,... | |
 | William Dossey - 1836 - 498 Seiten
...sincere desire Utter'd or unexprest ; The strugglings that to God aspire Within the human breast. 2 Prayer is the simplest form of speech. That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains lhat reach The Majesty on high. 3 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from his ways ; While... | |
 | 1837 - 844 Seiten
...burden 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 watchword at the gates of death,... | |
 | Hannah Kilham - 1837 - 534 Seiten
...comprehending so much. In recollecting this I am reminded of Montgomery's description of prayer : — ' Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant...sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high.' " Sierra-Leone is far from being such a region of peace and order as I have enjoyed in Tottenham, in... | |
 | Johannes Zollikofer - 1837 - 722 Seiten
...breath, The Christian's vital air, His watchword at the gate of deathHe enters heav'n by pray'r. 5 Pray'r is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from his...in their songs rejoice, And cry " behold he prays." * The tunes are called by the names attached to them in a popular musical work, called the " Christian... | |
 | R T. Linnington - 1837 - 274 Seiten
...speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r is the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Pray'r is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native...watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven by prayer. Pray'r is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs... | |
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