508. Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire

1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
unuttered or expressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
that trembles in the breast.

2 Prayer is the simplest form of speech
that infant lips can try;
Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach
the Majesty so nigh.

3 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice,
turning from thoughtless ways,
While angels in their songs rejoice
and cry, "Behold, one prays!"

4 No prayers do humans make alone;
the Holy Spirit pleads,
And Jesus on the eternal throne
for sinners intercedes.

5 O Christ, by whom we come to God,
the Life, the Truth, the Way,
The path of prayer your too have trod:
Christ, teach us how to pray.

Text Information
First Line: Prayer is the souls' sincere desire
Title: Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire
Author: James Montgomery (1818, alt)
Meter: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Scripture: ;
Topic: Church: Nature and Unity; Prayer; Year A: Proper 12 (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES
Composer: John B. Dykes (1866)
Meter: C.M.
Key: G Major



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