The Voice of Praise ‎#290

290. 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 burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear,
The upward glancing of an eye
When none but God is near.

3 Pray 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 Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air,
His watchword at the gates of death,
He enters heaven with prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
• Author: Montgomery
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Colossians 4:2
• Topic: Prayer; What is Prayer

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