 | Missions - 1854 - 834 pages
...in the breast. " Prayer is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of au eye, When none but God is near. " Prayer is the simplest...The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer." Who can read this lovely Hymn for the first time, without... | |
 | Missions - 1838 - 716 pages
...afternoon of Wednesday, September the 1 4th, 1 836. Thus realising the words of the poet — " Pruyer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, His watch-word at the (-ales of death. He enters he.iven with prayer." He has left a widow and three sons to lament his loss.... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1849 - 494 pages
...near. " Prayer, is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayers are the highest strain that reach The Majesty on high. " Prayer, is the Christian's vital breath ; The Christian's native air ; His password at the gates of death ; — He enters heaven with prayer !" Hence our Lord says, — "Pray... | |
 | 1819 - 774 pages
...the (London) Baptist Magazine PRAYER. PRAYER is the soul's sincere desire, Uiter'd, or unexprcss'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death ;He enters heav'n with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | 1819 - 594 pages
...letting it out in small portions. PRAYER. FRAYER is the soul's sincere desire, Utter'd, or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; The watch-word at the gates of death ; — He tnters heav'n with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | Baptists - 1819 - 576 pages
...near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer, the sublimest strain« that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; The watch-word at the gates of death; — He enters heav'u with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | Charles Burton - Hymns, English - 1820 - 490 pages
...speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r, the sublimes! strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Pray'r is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native...air, His watchword at the gate of death — He enters heav'n with pray'r. 5 Pray'r is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from bis ways ; While angels... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Prayer - 1822 - 312 pages
...burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear,'. The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. ,t. Prayer is the simplest form of speech, That infant...on high. Prayer i,s the Christian's vital breath, Ihe Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer. Prayer... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Prayer - 1822 - 330 pages
...When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech, That infant lips can try ; Praver the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high....breath, The Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from... | |
 | Brick Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.) - Presbyterian Church - 1823 - 198 pages
...speech ' That infant lips can try ; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach, The majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from... | |
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Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try, Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with... 
