Ye servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait, Observant of His heavenly word, And watchful at His gate.
And I am left alone with Thee; With Thee all night I mean to stay, And wres-tle till the break of day.
Wher-e'er they seek Thee, Thou art found, And ev'ry place is
JESUS, where'er Thy people meet,
There they behold Thy mercy-seat;
Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art found,
And every place is hallowed ground.
2 For Thou, within no walls confined,
Inhabitest the humble mind;
Such ever bring Thee where they come,
Aud going, take Thee to their home.
3 Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few,
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of Thy saving name.
4 Here may we prove the power of prayer
To strengthen faith, and sweeten care,
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heaven before our eyes.
William Cowper 1760
They who seek the throne of grace, Find that throne in every place; If we live a life of prayer, God is present every-where.
THEY who seek the throne of grace,
Find that throne in every place;
If we live a life of prayer,
God is present every-where.
2 In our sickness or our health,
In our want or in our wealth,
If we look to God in prayer,
God is present every-where.
3 When our earthly comforts fail,
When the foes of life prevail,
"Tis the time for earnest prayer;
God is present every-where.
4 Then, my soul, in every strait
To thy Father come and wait;
He will answer every prayer;
God is present every-where.
From Oliver Holden ab, 1800
Teach us to feel the sins we own,
And hate what we deplore.
2 Our broken spirits, pitying, see,
True penitence impart;
Then let a kindling glance from Thee
Beam hope upon the heart.
3 When we disclose our wants in prayer, May we our wills resign;
And not a thought our bosom share
Which is not wholly Thine.
4 Let faith each weak petition fill,
And waft it to the skies,
And teach our hearts, 'tis goodness still
That grants it, or denies.
Joseph Dacre Carlyle 1804
|