The Book of Worship ‎#172

172. Blest hour! when mortal man retires

1 Blest hour! when mortal man retires
To hold communion with his God,
To send to heaven his warm desires,
And listen to the sacred word.

2 Blest hour! when God himself draws nigh,
Well pleased His people's voice to hear,
To hush the penitential sigh,
And wipe away the mourner's tear.

3 Blest hour! for, where the Lord resorts,
Foretastes of future bliss are given,
And mortals find His earthly courts
The house of God--the gate of heaven!

4 Hail, peaceful hour! supremely blest,
Amid the hours of worldly care;
The hour that yields the spirit rest,
That sacred hour--the hour of prayer.

5 And when my hours of prayer are past,
And this frail tenement decays,
Then may I spend in heaven at last
A never-ending hour of praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest hour! when mortal man retires
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1867
• Topic: Prayer: Prayer in General

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