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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence read more
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence of pray'r
My soul took hold on thee.
- Joseph Addison,
Pray, n:. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in
behalf of a single petitioner confessedly read more
Pray, n:. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in
behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.
Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.
Pray to be perfect, though material leaven
Forbid the spirit so on earth to be;
But if read more
Pray to be perfect, though material leaven
Forbid the spirit so on earth to be;
But if for any wish thou darest not pray,
Then pray to God to cast that wish away.
He prayeth best who loveth best
All things, both great and small.
He prayeth best who loveth best
All things, both great and small.
The saints will aid if men will call:
For the blue sky bends over all.
The saints will aid if men will call:
For the blue sky bends over all.
She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer
And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere."
She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer
And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere."
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
