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 O God, if in the day of battle I forget Thee, do not Thou forget 
me.  
 O God, if in the day of battle I forget Thee, do not Thou forget 
me. 
 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. 
 Doubt not but God who sits on high,
 Thy secret prayers can hear;
  When a dead wall read more 
 Doubt not but God who sits on high,
 Thy secret prayers can hear;
  When a dead wall thus cunningly
   Conveys soft whispers to the ear. 
 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. 
 Hope, he called, belief
 In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray!  
 Hope, he called, belief
 In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray! 
There is a vast difference between saying prayers and praying
There is a vast difference between saying prayers and praying
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.
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.