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 Prayer is the simplest form of speech, That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Sunday: Reading for the Young - Page 3551873Full view - About this book
| Missions - 1854 - 834 pages
...is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of au eye, When none but God is near. " Prayer is the simplest form of speech That...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... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1863 - 604 pages
...is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of the eye When none but God is near. " Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer the snblimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. ***** " O Thou, by whom we come to God, The Life,... | |
| Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - Bible - 1814 - 696 pages
...at the gates of death : — He enters heav'n with pray'r. ' 5 Pray'r is the contrite sinner's Toice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, " Behold, he prays !" 6 In pray'r, on earth, the saints are one; They're one in word and mind; When with the Father and... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1849 - 494 pages
...the heaving 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; Prayers are the highest strain that reach The Majesty on high. " Prayer, is the Christian's vital breath... | |
| 1819 - 774 pages
...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...strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death ;He enters... | |
| 1819 - 594 pages
...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...strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; The watch-word at the gates of death ; — He... | |
| Baptists - 1819 - 576 pages
...is the burden of a sigh, The failing 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 strain« that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native... | |
| 610 pages
...is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye. When none bat God is near. " Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer the snblimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 285 unites a long personal knowledge, which, at the... | |
| Theology - 1819 - 788 pages
...Prayer is the simplest form of speech The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital brea'th, That infant lips can try; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death;— He enters heav'n with prayer. Prayer... | |
| Edward Bickersteth - Prayer - 1822 - 312 pages
...burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear,'. The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. ,t. Prayer is the simplest form of speech, That infant...strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer i,s the Christian's vital breath, Ihe Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death, He enters... | |
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