Northfield Hymnal ‎#39

39. Prayer is the Key

1 How sweet to hide ourselves away
Where only God is near,
And breathe our inmost secret tho’ts
Where only He can hear.

Refrain:
Pray;r is the key, the only key,
To heav’n’s unfailing store;
Faith is the hand that guides our own,
But pray’r unlocks the door.

2 There’s not a wound that sorrow gives,—
There’s not a pain we feel—
But if we go to God in pray’r,
His love will gently heal. [Refrain]

3 How oft in pray’r a sudden light
Breaks forth thro’ clouded skies,
And on its beams, to Him we love,
Our longing souls arise. [Refrain]

4 In pray’r we find a calm relief,
From every throb of pain;
And they who trust in Christ, our Lord,
Shall never trust in vain. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: How sweet to hide ourselves away
• Title: Prayer is the Key
• Author: Fanny J. Crosby
• Refrain First Line: Prayer is the key
• Publication Date: 1904
• Topic: Faith

Tune Information

• Name: [How sweet to hide ourselves away]
• Composer: I. Allan Sankey