Prayer Is the Breath of God in Man

Prayer is the breath of God in man

Returning whence it came;

Love is the sac­red fire with­in

And pray­er the ris­ing flame.

The Christ­ian’s life with it con­cludes

And with it doth be­gin;

’Tis this in­vi­go­rates the soul

And is the death of sin.

It gives the bur­dened spir­it ease

And soothes the trou­bled breast;

Yields com­fort to the mourn­ers here

And to the wea­ry rest.

When God in­clines the heart to pray

He hath an ear to hear;

To Him there’s mu­sic in a groan

And beau­ty in a tear.

The hum­ble sup­pli­ant can­not fail

To have his wants sup­plied;

Since He for sin­ners in­ter­cedes

Who once for sin­ners died.