Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, <br />Unuttered or expressed; <br />The motion of a hidden fire <br />That trembles in the breast. <br /> <br />Prayer is the burden of a sigh, <br />The falling of a tear <br />The upward glancing of an eye, <br />When none but God is near. <br /> <br />Prayer is the simplest form of speech <br />That infant lips can try; <br />The upward glancing of an eye, <br />When none but God is near. <br /> <br />Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath, <br />The Christian’s native air, <br />His watchword at the gates of death; <br />He enters heaven with prayer. <br /> <br />O Thou, by Whom we come to God, <br />The Life, the Truth, the Way; <br />The path of prayer Thyself hast trod: <br />Lord, teach us how to pray! <br /> <br />Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice, <br />Returning from his ways, <br />While angels in their songs rejoice <br />And cry, “Behold, he prays!” <br /> <br />The saints in prayer appear as one <br />In word, in deed, and mind, <br />While with the Father and the Son <br />Sweet fellowship they find. <br /> <br />No prayer is made by man alone <br />The Holy Spirit pleads, <br />And Jesus, on th’eternal throne, <br />For sinners intercedes. <br /> <br />O Thou by Whom we come to God, <br />The Life, the Truth, the Way, <br />The path of prayer Thyself hast trod: <br />Lord, teach us how to pray.<br /><br />James Montgomery<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/prayer-is-the-soul-s-sincere-desire/
