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Prayer is the soul's sincere desire

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 845 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, unuttered or expressed, the motion of a hidden fire that trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, the falling of a tear, the upward glancing of an eye, when none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech that infant lips can try; prayer the sublimest strains that reach the Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christians' vital breath, the Christians' native air; their watchword at the gates of death; they enter heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is not made by us alone: the Holy Spirit pleads, and Jesus, on the eternal throne, for sinners intercedes. 6 O Christ, by whom we come to God, the Life, the Truth, the Way: the path of prayer yourself have trod, Lord, teach us how to pray. Topics: Life in Christ Our Response to Christ - In Devotion; Prayer Scripture: Acts 7:59-60 Used With Tune: COLESHILL

The Lord will come and not be slow

Author: J. Milton (cento), 1608-74 Appears in 98 hymnals Used With Tune: COLESHILL

O thou my soul, bless God the Lord

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 99 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O thou my soul, bless God the Lord; and all that in me is be stirred up his holy name to magnify and bless. 2 Bless, O my soul, the Lord thy God, and not forgetful be of all his gracious benefits he hath bestowed on thee. 3 All thine iniquities who doth most graciously forgive: who thy diseases all and pains doth heal, and thee relieve. 4 Who doth redeem thy life, that thou to death mayest not go down; who thee with loving-kindness doth and tender mercies crown: 5 Who with abundance of good things doth satisfy thy mouth; so that, even as the eagle’s age, renewed is thy youth. 6 God righteous judgment executes for all oppressed ones. 7 His ways to Moses he made known, his acts to Israel’s sons. 8 The Lord our God is merciful, and he is gracious, long-suffering, and slow to wrath, in mercy plenteous. 9 He will not chide continually, nor keep his anger still. 10 With us he dealt not as we sinned, nor did requite our ill. 11 For as the heaven in its height the earth surmounteth far, so great to those that do him fear his tender mercies are: 12 As far as east is distant from the west, so far hath he from us removed, in his love, all our iniquity. 13 Such pity as a father hath unto his children dear, like pity shows the Lord to such as worship him in fear. 14 For he remembers we are dust, and he our frame well knows. 15 Frail man, his days are like the grass, as flower in field he grows: 16 For over it the wind doth pass, and it away is gone; and of the place where once it was it shall no more be known. 17 But unto them that do him fear God’s mercy never ends; and to their children’s children still his righteousness extends: 18 To such as keep his covenant, and mindful are alway Of his commandments just and good, that they may them obey. Scripture: Psalm 103:1-18 Used With Tune: COLESHILL