prayer is the soul‟s sincere desire

Prayer is the soul‟s sincere desire,

uttered or unexpressed!

The motion of a hidden fire,

that trembles in the breast.




Prayer is the burden of a sigh,

the falling of a tear,

the upward glancing of an eye,

when none but God is near.




Prayer is the simplest form of speech

that infant lips can try;

prayer, the sublimest strains that reach

the Majesty on high.




Prayer is the Christian‟s vital breath,

the Christian‟s native air,

his watchword at the gates of death;

He enters heaven with prayer.




The saints in prayer appear as one,

in word, and deed, and mind;

while with the Father and the Son,

sweet fellowship they find.




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!