Concordia ‎#35

35. 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 on high.

3 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air;
His watchword at 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;
Lord, teach us how to pray.

Text Information

• First Line: Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
• Title: Prayer is the Soul's Sincere Desire
• Author: James Montgomery (1818)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Praise and Prayer: Prayer
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: EVAN
• Composer: Wm. H. Havergal (1846)
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Public Domain.