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.

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.

They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright!

They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright!

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.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

Hope, he called, belief
In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray!

Hope, he called, belief
In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray!

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
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But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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.