 | 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?... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | 610 pages
...was born in the neighbourhood of Whitehaven. His parents were respectable, and gave " Prayer is tbe Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air;...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... | |
 | Charles Burton - 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 - 1822 - 330 pages
...of speech, That infant lips can try ; Praver 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. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While Angels in their songs rejoice,... | |
 | Selection - 1822 - 276 pages
...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...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.... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1822 - 312 pages
...the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer i,s the Christian's vital 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,... | |
 | Brick Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.) - 1823 - 198 pages
...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,...with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways, While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, " behold he prays." HYMN 209.... | |
 | 1824 - 412 pages
...prayer ; a Christian can no more live without prayer, than he can breathe without the atmosphere. • " Prayer is the Christian's vital breath — The Christian's native air ; His watch-word at the gate of deathHe enters Heaven with prayer." It is true that his direct and immediate intercourse with... | |
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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. 
