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 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. 
 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! 
There is a vast difference between saying prayers and praying
There is a vast difference between saying prayers and praying
 And Satan trembles when he sees
 The weakest saint upon his knees.  
 And Satan trembles when he sees
 The weakest saint upon his knees. 
 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! 
 Every wish
 Is like a prayer--with God.  
 Every wish
 Is like a prayer--with God. 
 Hope, he called, belief
 In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray!  
 Hope, he called, belief
 In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray! 
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.
 Father! no prophet's laws I seek,--
 Thy laws in Nature's works appear;--
  I own myself corrupt and read more 
 Father! no prophet's laws I seek,--
 Thy laws in Nature's works appear;--
  I own myself corrupt and weak,
   Yet will I pray, for thou wilt hear.