 | Episcopal Church - Bible - 1835 - 406 pages
...sincere desire Utter'd or unexpress'd ; 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 hut GOD is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest foiiu of speech Tli.it infant lip* can try ; Prayer, the... | |
 | Episcopal Church - Bible - 1834 - 114 pages
...Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motiou of a hidden tire, That tremhles in the hreast. 2 Prayer is the horden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye, When noue hut GOD is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form Of -p' That infant lips can try; Prayer, the suhlimest... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...or unexprest ; . . The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Pray'r is the burthen of a sigh ; The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye,, Pray'r is the simplest form of speech, That infant lips can try ; Fray'r, the sublimest strains that... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Oratory - 1836 - 404 pages
...desire, Uttered, or unexpressed; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is tho burden of a sigh. The falling of a tear, The upward...of speech That infant lips can try, < Prayer, the sublime st strains that reach. The majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's native breath, The Christian's... | |
 | British and foreign sailors' society - 1843 - 582 pages
...in the presence of many others. He seemed to present the picture of what our poet has described : " Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear,...upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near." In my humble judgment, were we only to form our conclusions of the value and importance of this Society... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1960 - 262 pages
...Utter'd or unexpress'd; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of the eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try;... | |
 | Hu Maxwell - Barbour County (W. Va.) - 1899 - 536 pages
...was, he felt he was but a poor mortal, and in daily need of forgiveness. He believed in prayer, as "The simplest form of speech That infant lips can...sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high." and that "Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, His watchword at the... | |
 | Literary Collections - 1988 - 508 pages
...thou art a prayer-hearing and prayer-answering God ; and thine shall be the praise, forever. Amen. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; His watch-word at the gate of death, He enters heaven with prayer. MEDITATION XIV. If there's an idol in my heart, Whate'er... | |
 | Canterbury Press - Religion - 1989 - 540 pages
...sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear,...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... | |
 | Bertus Frederick Polman, Marilyn Kay Stulken, James Rawlings Sydnor - Religion - 1994 - 328 pages
...is the soul's sincere desire, Unuttered or expressed, The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling...strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the contrite sinners' voice, Returning from their way, While angels in their songs rejoice And cry, "Behold,... | |
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Prayer is the burden of a sigh ; The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near. 
