Sweet Hour Of Prayer chords by Traditional

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