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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.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto read more
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer
And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere."
She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer
And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere."
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be read more
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
The saints will aid if men will call:
For the blue sky bends over all.
The saints will aid if men will call:
For the blue sky bends over all.
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence read more
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,
