761--Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,

Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,

761

	1.	Prayer is the soul's 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;
		The 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 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 rest with prayer.
	5.	The saints in prayer appear as one,
		In word, and deed, and mind;
		While with the Father and the Son
		Sweet fellowship they find.
	6.	O Thou, by whom we come to God,
		The Life, the Truth, the Way,
		The path of prayer Thyself hast trod-
		Lord, teach us how to pray.