Songs

Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

		
297
			L.M.D.

1	Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! 
	That calls me from a world of care 
	And bids me at my Father's throne 
	Makes all my wants and wishes known; 
	In seasons of distress and grief, 
	My soul has often found relief, 
	And oft escaped the tempter's snare 
	By Thy return, sweet hour of prayer.

2	Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! 
	Thy wings shall my petition bear 
	To Him whose truth and faithfulness 
	Engage the waiting soul to bless; 
	And since He bids me seek His face, 
	Believe His word and trust His grace, 
	I'll cast on Him my every care, 
	And wait for Thee, sweet hour of prayer.

3	Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! 
	May I Thy consolation share, 
	Till, from Mount Pisgah's lofty height, 
	I view my home, and take my flight: 
	This robe of flesh I'll drop, and rise 
	To seize the everlasting prize; 
	And shout, while passing through the air, 
	Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer.

					W.W. Walford