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 He prayeth well who loveth well
 Both man and bird and beast.  
 He prayeth well who loveth well
 Both man and bird and beast. 
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
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.
 Doubt not but God who sits on high,
 Thy secret prayers can hear;
  When a dead wall read more 
 Doubt not but God who sits on high,
 Thy secret prayers can hear;
  When a dead wall thus cunningly
   Conveys soft whispers to the ear. 
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
 Every wish
 Is like a prayer--with God.  
 Every wish
 Is like a prayer--with God. 
 He prayeth best who loveth best
 All things, both great and small.  
 He prayeth best who loveth best
 All things, both great and small. 
 I ask not a life for the dear ones,
 All radiant, as others have done,
  But that read more 
 I ask not a life for the dear ones,
 All radiant, as others have done,
  But that life may have just enough shadow
   To temper the glare of the sun;
    I would pray God to guard them from evil,
     But my prayer would bound back to myself:
      Ah! a seraph may pray for a sinner,
       But a sinner must pray for himself. 
 Just my vengeance complete,
 The man sprang to his feet,
  Stood erect, caught at God's skirts, and read more 
 Just my vengeance complete,
 The man sprang to his feet,
  Stood erect, caught at God's skirts, and prayed!
   So, I was afraid!