 | Missions - 1854 - 834 pages
...of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. " Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's...the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer." Who can read this lovely Hymn for the first time, without feeling most deeply — without being charmed?... | |
 | Missions - 1847 - 760 pages
...Prayer is the very life and soul of the Christian — the element in which he breathes. " Prayer U tko Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air...watchword at the gates of death. He enters heaven by prayer." VITAL QUESTIONS ON BAPTISM. VITAL QUESTIONS, which concern the present and future felicity... | |
 | Missions - 1838 - 716 pages
...afternoon of Wednesday, September the 1 4th, 1 836. Thus realising the words of the poet — " Pruyer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, His watch-word at the (-ales of death. He enters he.iven with prayer." He has left a widow and three sons to lament his loss.... | |
 | Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - Bible - 1814 - 696 pages
...at the gates of death : — He enters heav'n with pray'r. ' 5 Pray'r is the contrite sinner's Toice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, " Behold, he prays !" 6 In pray'r, on earth, the saints are one; They're one in word and mind; When with the Father and... | |
 | 610 pages
...breath, The Christian's native air; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven by prayer. " Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from...his ways; While angels in their songs rejoice, And say, • Behold, he prays!' " The saints, in prayer, appear as one, In word, in deed, and mind, When... | |
 | Baptists - 1819 - 576 pages
...gates of death; — He enters heav'u with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, The turning from his ways; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, " Behold ! he prays !" In Prayer, on earth the saints are one; They're one in word and mind ; When with the Father, and... | |
 | Charles Burton - Hymns, English - 1820 - 490 pages
...speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r, the sublimes! strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Pray'r is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, His watchword at the gate of death — He enters heav'n with pray'r. 5 Pray'r is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Prayer - 1822 - 330 pages
...breath, The Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from...his ways ; While Angels in their songs rejoice, And say, " Behold he prays." The saints, in prayer, appear as one, In word, and deed, and mind, "When,... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Prayer - 1822 - 312 pages
...breath, Ihe Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from...his ways ; While Angels in their songs rejoice, And say, " Behold he prays." The saints, in prayer, appear as one, In word, and deed, and mind, When, with... | |
 | Selection - Hymns, English - 1822 - 276 pages
...the sublimest strains that reach The majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, Ihe Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death': He enters heaven with prayer. 152. Contentment. 1 fT*O be resigned when ills betide, JL Patient when favours are denied, And pleased... | |
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Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try, Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from his ways, While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, 
