 | Lant Carpenter - Hymns, English - 1831 - 458 pages
...sincere desire, Utter'd, or unexpress'd; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear,...sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. I 4 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice,... | |
 | King's Chapel (Boston, Mass.) - Hymns, English - 1831 - 458 pages
...ft The falling of a tear 5. The upward glancing of an eye, .. _ . . When none but God is near. ,' -f 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. •' •'/ r .'•'-" • •... | |
 | Reformed Church in America - Hymns - 1831 - 182 pages
...desire, _1 Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the brea'st. 2 Pray'r is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The...upward glancing of an eye^ When none but God is near. 8 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer the sublimest strains that... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - Religious poetry, English - 1832 - 378 pages
...soul's sincere desire, Unutter'd or exprest ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear...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... | |
 | 1832 - 678 pages
...soul's sincere desire, Unutter'd or express'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That kindles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear...upward glancing of an eye, When none but GOD is near." If, as this beautiful hymn goes on to express, it is the "tublimest strains that reach the Majesty... | |
 | 1832 - 618 pages
...desires after that holy perfection which is the attribute of Jehovah alone : " Prayer is the burthen of a sigh, ' The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye. When none but God is near.'' It is evident that prayer can neither be warm nor effective, if the feelings be dormant, for in this... | |
 | 1832 - 788 pages
...tier' d or nnexprcsst; The motion of a hidden tire That trembles in the breast Pray'r is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear : The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r is the sublimest strains tha... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - Religious poetry, English - 1832 - 858 pages
...Unutter'd or cxprest; The motion of a hidden fire, That tremhles in the hreast. Prayer is the hurden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none hut God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer the suhlimest... | |
 | Bible - 1833 - 576 pages
...sincere desire, TItter'd, or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breasL 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch- word at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 6 Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | Episcopal Church - Bible - 1833 - 274 pages
...sincere desire -^- UtterM or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death ;— He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
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Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 
