PREVAILING PRAYER Richard Chenevix Trench
PREVAILING PRAYER – Richard Chenevix Trench Lord, what a change within us one short hourSpent in Thy presence will prevail to make!What heavy burdens from our bosoms take,What parched grounds revive as with a shower!We kneel, and all around us seems to lower;We rise, and all, the distnat and the nearStnads forth in sunny outline […]
Prayer John Berridge
Prayer – John Berridge “Let my prayer be as incense.” A Godliness which feeds on form,And lip devotion, barren cheer,Will satisfy an earthly worm,Who learns to think and call it prayer;Contented with the husky part,A moving lip and silent heart. O Lord, thy Spirit’s aid impart,And fill me with devotion’s fire;Create anew my waiting heart,And […]
PRIDE Hannes Zegement Grove
PRIDE – Hannes Zegement Grove PRIDE Pride cost Lucifer’s light to shineThe idea of ascending above God all power be mineThis magnificent creature once loved after being createdGot thrown out of heaven and is now by God hated Pride is a powerful darkening sinPart of you―your essence blood―cancer withinThis proud beast bashing thru’ your hearts […]
PAST MEMORIES Hannes Zegement Grove
PAST MEMORIES – Hannes Zegement Grove PAST MEMORIES Memories of the very far pastWhy does God allow you in my thoughts to lastOr is my soul not wanting to let them goI’ll give them to Jesus—the path to me He’ll show Memories of the past so very nearJust thinking of them makes me shed a […]
Prayer Martha Petrusevich
Prayer – Martha Petrusevich PrayerIn sweet communion with my Lord,In prayer and reading from His Word.I find true peace and deep relief,In times of pain and deepest grief. In the quiet, of the early morning hour,I pray to Him for strength and power.For wisdom and for knowledge here,To stand fast, be true, and persevere. I […]
Papa Martha Petrusevich
Papa – Martha Petrusevich PapaMy dear Papa is very wise and strong,He has taught me what is right and wrong.His gentle heart is full of love for me,I am so glad that his daughter I can be. His compassionate heart is full of prayer,Through his eyes, I feel is love and care.He toils daily with […]
Prayer for Divine Guidance Josiah Conder
Prayer for Divine Guidance – Josiah Conder Heavenly Father, to whose eye Future things unfolded lie, Heavenly Father, to whose eye Future things unfolded lie, Through the desert where I stray Let Thy counsels guide my way. Lead me not (for flesh is frail) Where fierce trial would assail; Leave me not, in darkened hour, […]
Pray For Whom Thou Lovest
Pray For Whom Thou Lovest Yes, pray for whom thou lovest; thou mayst vainly, idly seekThe fervid words of tenderness by feeble words to speak; Yes, pray for whom thou lovest; thou mayst vainly, idly seekThe fervid words of tenderness by feeble words to speak;Go kneel before thy Father’s throne, and meekly, humbly thereAsk blessing […]
Pilgrim of Earth
Pilgrim of Earth Pilgrim of earth, who art journeying to heaven!Heir of Eternal Life! child of the day! Pilgrim of earth, who art journeying to heaven!Heir of Eternal Life! child of the day!Cared for, watched over, beloved and forgiven —Art thou discouraged because of the way? Cared for, watched over, though often Thou seemestJustly forsaken, […]
Pattern of Forgiveness John Hampden Gurney
Pattern of Forgiveness – John Hampden Gurney Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee,And pray to be forgiven, Be ye kind one to another,tender-hearted, forgiving on another. Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee,And pray to be forgiven,So let thy life our pattern be,And form our souls for heaven. Help us, through good […]
Prayer for Mercy on the Jews W. H. Bathurst
Prayer for Mercy on the Jews – W. H. Bathurst O Lord, how long shall heathens holdThe heritage that once was thine? O Lord, how long shall heathens holdThe heritage that once was thine?How long shall they invade thy fold,How long pollute thy holy shrine? Behold the violence, the scorn,And all the wrongs thy people […]
Prayer by Mary, Queen of Hungary
Prayer by Mary, – Queen of Hungary O God! Though sorrow be my fate, And the world’s hate For my heart’s faith pursue me, My peace they cannot take away; From day to day Thou dost anew imbue me; Thou art not far; a little while Thou hid’st thy face with brighter smile Thy father-love […]
Prayer is Appointed to Convey
Prayer is Appointed to Convey Prayer is appointed to convey The blessings God designs to give; Long as they live should Christians pray, They learn to pray when first they live. If pain affect or woes oppress, If cares distract, or fears dismay, If guilt deject, if sin distress, In every case still watch and […]