Sweet Hour Of Prayer chords by Traditional

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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
C     G7 CG  C G
That calls me from a world of care
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And bids me at my Father’s throne
C    G7 C C/G G7 C
Make all my wants and wishes known.
G7 C/E F C
In seasons of distress and grief
G7 C/E F C   G
My soul has often found relief
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And oft escaped the tempter’s snare
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By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
C     G7 CG  C G
The joys I feel, the bliss I share
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Of those whose anxious spirits burn
C    G7 C C/G G7 C
With strong desires for thy return!
G7 C/E F C
With such I hasten to the place
G7 C/E F C   G
Where God my Savior shows His face
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And gladly take my station there
C   G7 C  C/G  G7 C
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
C     G7 CG  C G
Thy wings shall my petition bear
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To Him whose truth and faithfulness
C    G7 C C/G G7 C
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
G7 C/E F C
And since He bids me seek His face
G7 C/E F C   G
Believe His Word and trust His grace
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I’ll cast on Him my every care
C   G7 C  C/G  G7 C
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
C     G7 CG  C G
May I thy consolation share
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Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height
C    G7 C C/G G7 C
I view my home and take my flight:
G7 C/E F C
This robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise
G7 C/E F C   G
To seize the everlasting prize;
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And shout, while passing through the air
C   G7 C  C/G  G7 C
“Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”