 | 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 native air ; His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer." Who can read this lovely Hymn for the first time, without... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | 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 from bis ways ; While angels... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Prayer - 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 native air, His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from... | |
 | Brick Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.) - Presbyterian Church - 1823 - 198 pages
...speech ' That infant lips can try ; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach, The majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from... | |
 | Asahel Nettleton - Hymns, English - 1824 - 498 pages
...speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer the sublimest 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 eaters heav'n with | 5 Pray'r is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from his ways, While angels... | |
 | Sunday schools - 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 the Father... | |
 | James Montgomery - Hymns - 1825 - 482 pages
...of speech That infant-lips can try; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from... | |
 | Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...form 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 native air : His watch-word at the gates of death ; He enters Heav'n by prayer. Prayer is the contrite sinners voice, Returning from his... | |
 | Pocket prayer book - 1825 - 578 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 native air, His watch-word at the gates of death. He enters heaven with prayer. 343 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning... | |
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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. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven... 
