Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me
from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress
and grief,
My soul has often found relief
And oft escaped
the tempter’s snare
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
Thy wings
shall my petition bear
To Him whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since He bids me seek
His face,
Believe His Word and trust His grace,
I’ll cast
on Him my every care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of
prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
May I thy
consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight:
This robe of flesh I’ll
drop and rise
To seize the everlasting prize;
And shout,
while passing through the air,
“Farewell, farewell, sweet
hour of prayer!”