Sweet Hour of Prayer

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 escapes the tempter's snare
By thy return, Sweet hour of prayer.

Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
The joy I feel, the bliss I share,
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for they return!
With such I hasten to the place
Where God, my Savior, 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,
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 ev'ry care,
And wait for thee, Sweet hour of prayer.
 

WORDS:  William W. Walford,   1845
MUSIC:  William B. Bradbury,  1861

Evening, morning and noon I cry out ... and HE hears
my voice.
Psalm 55:17