Sweet hour

of prayer

© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain. CCLI song #32273.

Music recording provided by www.smallchurchmusic.com. Used with permission.

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!

Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,

the joys I feel, the bliss I share,

of those whose anxious spirits burn with

strong desires for thy return!

With such I hasten to the place where God

my Savior shows his face, and gladly

take my station there, and wait for thee,

sweet hour of prayer!

Sweet hour of prayer, 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 prayer!