The Simple, Earnest Prayer

In the twi­light of the morn­ing

When the sha­dows steal away

And we wake from bal­my slum­ber

To be­hold ano­ther day

Let us go alone in sec­ret

And un­bur­den all our care

At the feet of our Re­deem­er

In the simple

ear­nest pray­er.

Let Thy pre­sence

bless­èd Sav­ior

Our pro­tect­ion ev­er be;

Give us strength for ev­ery tri­al

Keep

oh

keep us close to Thee.

In the noon­tide

calm and peace­ful

When we pause awhile to rest

Ere the sun in all its glo­ry

Is de­clin­ing to­wards the west;

In the midst of our tempt­ation

When the cross is hard to bear

If we can­not go in sec­ret

God will hear the si­lent pray­er.

When the toils of day are ov­er

And we seek the hal­lowed place

Where by faith we meet our Sav­ior

And adore Him for His grace;

How we feel our bur­den light­er

Till we loose our weight of care

While we lift our hearts to­ge­ther

In the sim­ple

ear­nest pray­er.