 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 simplest form of speech That infant lips can try, Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the...  Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home - Page 130by American Unitarian Association - 1882 - 398 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Missions - 1854 - 834 pages
...in the breast. " Prayer 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...the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer." Who can read this lovely Hymn for the first time, without feeling most deeply — without being charmed?... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1863 - 604 pages
...; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 12 178 BEVIEWS. " Prayer is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing...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,... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1849 - 494 pages
...expresses this : — " Prayer, is 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 - 594 pages
...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. Prayer is the simplest...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; The watch-word at the gates of death ; — He tnters heav'n with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | 1819 - 774 pages
...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. Prayer is the simplest...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death ;He enters heav'n with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | Baptists - 1819 - 576 pages
...trembles in the breast. Prayer 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...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... | |
 | 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...on high. Prayer i,s the Christian's vital breath, Ihe Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer. Prayer... | |
 | Selection - Hymns, English - 1822 - 276 pages
...burthen 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...sublimest strains that reach The majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, Ihe Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Prayer - 1822 - 330 pages
...trembles in the breast. Prayer is the 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 lips can try ; Praver the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,... | |
 | Brick Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.) - Presbyterian Church - 1823 - 198 pages
...burthen 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...sublimest strains that reach, The majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of... | |
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