 | 1847 - 760 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | 1838 - 716 pagina’s
...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.... | |
 | 1854 - 834 pagina’s
...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 au eye, When none but God is near. " Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1849 - 494 pagina’s
...one outward gesture. The poet Montgomery beautifully expresses this : — " Prayer, is the heaving of a sigh; The falling of a tear : The upward glancing...simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayers are the highest strain that reach The Majesty on high. " Prayer, is the Christian's vital breath... | |
 | Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - 1814 - 696 pagina’s
...desire, JL Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Pray'r is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; •...upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Pr?y'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r the sublimest strams that... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1863 - 604 pagina’s
...; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 12 178 BEVIEWS. " 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... | |
 | 1819 - 774 pagina’s
...desire, Uiter'd, or unexprcss'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death ;He enters heav'n with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | 1819 - 594 pagina’s
...desire, Utter'd, or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; The watch-word at the gates of death ; — He tnters heav'n with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
 | 1819 - 576 pagina’s
...The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The failing of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye. When none...speech That infant lips can try; Prayer, the sublimest strain« that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native... | |
 | 1819 - 788 pagina’s
...sincere desire, Utter'd, orunexpress'd; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The...God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech The Majesty on high. Prayer is the Christian's vital brea'th, That infant lips can try; Prayer, the... | |
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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. 
