Psalm 61:1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
We can be assured that the God of Heaven listens to our prayers, because He is our Father and we are HIs children and He loves us.
William W. Walford, a blind preacher of England, was a man of obscure birth and connections. He had no education but a strong mind and awesome memory. He had the reputation at the church he pastored of memorizing the Bible.
He wrote the words to "Sweet Hour Of Prayer" in his head and quoted them to an acquaintance, who quickly wrote them down with a pencil and sent them to a newspaper with the words, “if you think them worthy of preservation.”
Some thought he had memorized the Bible as he quoted many scriptures in the pulpit at the church he pastored.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
Sweet hour of prayer.
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“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 thy return, sweet hour of prayer.”
“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.
“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.”
William W. Walford 1845
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