Sweet Hour Of Prayer

Uplook – September 2020 — Grace & Truth Magazine

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 escaped the tempter’s snare, by thy return, sweet hour of prayer.
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, the joys I feel, the bliss I share, Of those whose anxious spirits burn with strong desires for thy 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 every care, and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer.—William W. Walford (1772–1850)

Mr. William Walford was a blind preacher in England. He did not have an education, but his memory was extraordinary,
able to quote with near perfection the New Testament and most of the Old. (Source: Hymnary.org)