 | Hannah More - 1830 - 204 pages
...burthen 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...sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels iu their songs rejoice.... | |
 | John Adey - Hymns - 1830 - 260 pages
...burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The uprais'd glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant...sublimest strains that reach The majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watch•word at the gates... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1830 - 482 pages
...hidden fire, That tremblée in the breast. S 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 That infant lips can try ; [speech P'ayer, the sublimes! «trains that The majesty on high. (reach... | |
 | King's Chapel (Boston, Mass.) - Hymns, English - 1831 - 438 pages
...hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh ; The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near....Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | Lant Carpenter - Hymns, English - 1831 - 398 pages
...hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near....strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, '... | |
 | Lant Carpenter - Hymns, English - 1831 - 458 pages
...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....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
...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...sublimest strains that reach The majesty on high. 4 Pray'r is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - Religious poetry, English - 1832 - 378 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1832 - 678 pages
...that sweet ode of Montgomery, which the Church has adopted into our collection of hymns. " Prayer ia the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native...the gates of death, He enters Heaven with prayer." Having thus endeavoured to explain what is implied in the exhortation " strive to enter in at the strait... | |
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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. 3. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; — Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 
