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 And Satan trembles when he sees
 The weakest saint upon his knees.  
 And Satan trembles when he sees
 The weakest saint upon his knees. 
 Father of Light! great God of Heaven!
 Hear'st thou the accents of despair?
  Can guilt like man's read more 
 Father of Light! great God of Heaven!
 Hear'st thou the accents of despair?
  Can guilt like man's be e'er forgiven?
   Can vice atone for crimes by prayer? 
 God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers,
 And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face,
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 God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers,
 And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face,
  A gauntlet with a gift in 't. 
 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! 
 And from the prayer of Want, and plaint of Woe,
 O never, never turn away their ear!
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 And from the prayer of Want, and plaint of Woe,
 O never, never turn away their ear!
  Forlorn, in this bleak wilderness below,
   Ah! what were man, should Heaven refuse to hear! 
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is read more
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
 He prayeth best who loveth best
 All things, both great and small.  
 He prayeth best who loveth best
 All things, both great and small.