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Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.
Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
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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,
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!
Hope, he called, belief
In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray!
Hope, he called, belief
In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray!
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
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.
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.
Pray to be perfect, though material leaven
Forbid the spirit so on earth to be;
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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.
