Sweet Hour of Prayer
August 15, 2010 at 6:54 am | Posted in hymns | 1 CommentTags: hymn, intercede, stress relief, Sweet Hour of Prayer, William W. Walford
Sunday’s Hymn
(1 John 5:14-15)
(14)This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (15)And if we know that He hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of Him.
Don’t forget to spend some time on Sunday mornings reading your Bible, praying and studying God’ Word. Sometimes Christians skip the discipline of devotion on Sunday mornings because they will be attending church. Don’t be like the average Christian. Spend that quality alone time with God and remember to pray (intercede) for your pastor, all the people who serve others at your church on Sunday mornings and for unsaved visitors to be invited and to attend your church. Pray that your church would be an example of God’s transforming power to your community.
Stay faithful and hopeful,
Bill (a fellow-laborer)
Romans 15:13; Psalm 50:23
Sweet Hour of Prayer
By William W. Walford
1. 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 they return, sweet hour of prayer.
2. 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.
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)
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Take Courage 
Your quotation of William Walford’s great prayer hymn caught my eye this morning because this is the date, in 1845, when the song was first published. You have given us the first and third stanzas. Here are the others. The second seems to speak of times when Christians gather for prayer. The fourth suggests that times of prayer will end when we go to be with Christ. I’m not sure sure about that. But certainly the nature of our praise and petitions will change when faith gives way to sight.
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 Saviour 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!
May I thy consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight:
This robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise
To seize the everlasting prize;
And shout, while passing through the air,
“Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”
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Comment by rcottrill— September 13, 2010 #