1
Christ is the Alpha of our prayers;
A
Christ is the Alpha
E
of our
A
prayers;
D
We know not how to
A
pray
E
Save as His
F♯m
Spirit
C♯
in our
F♯m
hearts
D
Shall teach us
A
what
E7
to
A-D-A
say.
2
Christ is the Omega of prayer,
Christ is the Omega of prayer,
The Father's great Amen
That rounds our halting periods
To sense beyond our ken.
A
Christ is the
E
Omega of
A
prayer,
D
The Father's great
A
Amen
E
That rounds our
F♯m
halting
C♯
periods
D
To sense
A
beyond
E7
our
A-D-A
ken.
3
But in the little space between
But in the little space between
He lets us make the links,
And with our slow and stammering speech
Interpret what He thinks.
A
But in the little
E
space
A
between
D
He lets us make the
A
links,
E
And with our
F♯m
slow and
C♯ F♯m
stammering speech
D
Interpret
A
what
E7
He
A-D-A
thinks.
4
O First and Last, take Thou the prayers
O First and Last, take Thou the prayers
Of every trusting soul,
And weld them to Thine own desire
To make a perfect whole.
A
O First and Last, take
E
Thou the
A
prayers
D
Of every
A
trusting soul,
E
And weld them
F♯m
to Thine
C♯
own
F♯m
desire
D
To make a
A E7
perfect
A-D-A
whole.
5
Thou great Beginning of that Word
Thou great Beginning of that Word
We cannot speak or spell,
Of the short syllable we lisp
Be Thou the End as well!
A
Thou great Beginning
E
of that
A
Word
D
We cannot speak or
A
spell,
E
Of the short
F♯m C♯
syllable we
F♯m
lisp
D
Be Thou the
A
End
E7
as
A-D-A
well!
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HKG, Hong Kong
Lyrics by Annie Johnson Flint - her biography is called the making of the beautiful orphaned, incontinent, arthritic, cancerous, blind. Her life is a template : Before ministry, there is suffering , before suffering, there is revelation. And before revelation, there is steadfastly in prayer .
“Christ is the Alpha of our prayers. We know not how to pray ” /
“And with our slow and stammering speech. Interprets what HE thinks ”/ “ Of the short syllable we lisp. Be Thou the End (Omega) as well”. Beautiful articulated ! For Christ as the Alpha and Omega, is for HIM to be HIS prayer in our prayer…
Also love Frank sharing below 👇🏻…
Chicago, Illinois, United States
This hymn reveals the amazing title of our Beloved Christ as “the Alpha and Omega”! The composition of every letter and word that God speaks to us, and that which we reply to God is only Christ. Christ is the beginning, because we do not know what pray; and Christ is the completion, as the great Amen that seals our words with confirmation. Every letter and word that we link together as the content of our prayer is also Christ. Christ begins in us, passes through us, and answers us with Himself! Paul tells us that “Christ is all” (Col 3:11).
Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Teach to pray to our Lord And savior. And for others.