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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.
They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright!
They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright!
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.
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.
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.
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!
Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.
Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.
