I SWEET hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, 2 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father's throne
Make all my wants and wishes known!
In seasons of distress and grief
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter's snare
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer.

Thy wings shall my petition bear
To him whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since he bids me seek his face,
Believe his word, and trust his grace,
I'll cast on him my every care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of

That which our hearts confess,
And we in holiness

More worthy be.

3 And may our hands reach out
To those who round about

Demand our love.

In every hour of need

May we their pleadings heed,
Till earth becomes indeed
Like heaven above.

prayer.

Our Fa-ther, un- to thee We now on bend-ed knee Our voi-ces raise. For all thy

stroy; Spread the gospel's ho- ly trust, Spread the gos-pel's joy.

love has wrought, Our life with blessings fraught, Transcending all our thought, We speak thy praise.

I shall be soon. Love, rest, and home! Sweet home! Lord, tar-ry not, tar-ry not, but

Thou, whose wide-ex-tend-ed sway Suns and systems e'er obey! Thou, our Guardian and our stay,

Thou, whose wide-ex - tend-ed sway Suns and sys-tems e'er o-bey! Thou, our Guardian and our stay,

In prospec-tive, Lord, we see Jew and Gentile, bond and free, Reconciled in Christ to thee, Holy, Holy Lord.

der all thy ways, And hope

find him in the evil days An all-sufficient Strength and Guide. Who trusts in God's unchanging love,

Builds on a rock that cannot move; Who trusts in God's unchanging love, Builds on a rock that cannot move.