It is the place and hour of prayer;
Oh, haste and meet together there.
Inspr'd with faith, relieved from care,
How sweet, how blest the hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer!
At that dear hour distrust retires;
The earth withdraws its vain desires;
And God, the Holy Ghost, inspires
The flame of heaven's celestial fires;
Sweet hour of prayer!
'Tis then that truth shall guide thy ways;
'Tis then that prayer shall change to praise;
'Tis then that hearts and tongues shall raise
The song of heaven's unending days.
Sweet hour of prayer!
— Christ in the Soul (1872) LXXVI.
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