Prayer is the soul's sincere desire

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Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
  Uttered, or unexpressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
  That trembles in the breast.
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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.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
  The falling of a tear;
The upward glancing of an eye
  When none but God is near.
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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 simplest form of speech
  That infant lips can try;
Prayer the sublimest strains that reach
  The Majesty on high.
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Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
  The Christian's native air;
His watchword at the gates of death;
  He enters rest with prayer.
Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
  The Christian's native air;
His watchword at the gates of death;
  He enters rest with prayer.
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The saints in prayer appear as one,
  In word, and deed, and mind;
While with the Father and the Son
  Sweet fellowship they find.
The saints in prayer appear as one,
  In word, and deed, and mind;
While with the Father and the Son
  Sweet fellowship they find.
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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.
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.
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