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ANSWER TO PRAYER.
“Neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.”—1 Sam. xxviii. 6.
O God, who didst thy will unfold
In wondrous modes to saints of old,
By dream, by oracle, or seer;
Wilt Thou not still Thy people hear?
In wondrous modes to saints of old,
By dream, by oracle, or seer;
Wilt Thou not still Thy people hear?
What though no answering voice is heard?
Thine Oracles, the written word,
Counsel and guidance still impart,
Responsive to the upright heart.
Thine Oracles, the written word,
Counsel and guidance still impart,
Responsive to the upright heart.
What though no more by dreams is shewn,
That future things to God are known?
Enough the promises reveal:
Wisdom and love the rest conceal.
That future things to God are known?
Enough the promises reveal:
Wisdom and love the rest conceal.
Faith asks no signal from the skies,
To shew that prayers accepted rise:
Our Priest is in the Holy Place,
And answers from the Throne of Grace.
To shew that prayers accepted rise:
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And answers from the Throne of Grace.
No need of prophets to inquire:
The Sun is risen; the stars retire.
The Comforter is come, and sheds
His holy unction on our heads.
The Sun is risen; the stars retire.
The Comforter is come, and sheds
His holy unction on our heads.
Lord! with this grace our hearts inspire:
Answer our sacrifice by fire;
And by thy mighty acts declare,
Thou art the God who heareth prayer.
Answer our sacrifice by fire;
And by thy mighty acts declare,
Thou art the God who heareth prayer.
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