CHRISTIAN LIFE >> MEDITATION AND PRAYER
SDAH 488
At first I prayed for light:
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day!
Text
1
At first I prayed for light:
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day!
2
And next I prayed for strength:
That I might tread the road
With firm, unfaltering feet, and win
The heaven’s serene abode.
3
And then I asked for faith:
Could I but trust my God,
I’d live infolded in His peace,
Though foes were all abroad.
4
But now I pray for love:
Deep love to God and man;
A living love that will not fail,
However dark His plan.
5
And light and strength and faith
Are opening everywhere!
God waited patiently until
I prayed the larger prayer.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(c) Luke 17:5 (d) 1 John 4:7
Author
Mrs. E.D. Cheney (1824-1904)
Hymn Tune
WOOLWICH
Metrical Number
S.M.
Composer
C.E. Kettle (1833-1895)
Hymn Score
Piano Accompaniment
Notes
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When we pray, God listens. He hears and answers our prayers as Jesus serves as our Mediator in the heavenly sanctuary. What an experience we can have every time we come to God in prayer in the name of Jesus, the new covenant High Priest. (Lesson 11, 2nd Quarter 2021 -Wednesday, The New Covenant High Priest, 6/9/2021)
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