Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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PRAYER FOR HELP IN PRAYER. |
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PRAYER FOR HELP IN PRAYER.
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know
not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself
maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
—Romans, viii. 26.
Intercessor! thron'd on high,
Unto man thine aid supply;
By thy influence still prepare
Humble hearts for holy prayer.
Unto man thine aid supply;
By thy influence still prepare
Humble hearts for holy prayer.
Dove-like, from on high, descend,
With our thoughts and feelings blend,
And the shadow of thy wing
O'er our suppliant spirits fling.
With our thoughts and feelings blend,
And the shadow of thy wing
O'er our suppliant spirits fling.
Lend to our infirmities
Living help, which grace supplies;
Thou, alone, canst teach alway
What to pray for,—how to pray.
Living help, which grace supplies;
Thou, alone, canst teach alway
What to pray for,—how to pray.
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Nor alone instruct us how
At the throne of grace to bow;
Far beyond our fervent prayer,
Be thyself our Pleader there.
At the throne of grace to bow;
Far beyond our fervent prayer,
Be thyself our Pleader there.
Thy blest ministry fulfil,
Prove our Intercessor still;
Thy unutterable groans
Far transcend all mortal tones.
Prove our Intercessor still;
Thy unutterable groans
Far transcend all mortal tones.
Known to Him that searcheth hearts
Every prayer thy aid imparts;
Thought and speech of ours may err,
Be thou their Interpreter.
Every prayer thy aid imparts;
Thought and speech of ours may err,
Be thou their Interpreter.
Where our thoughts amiss would plead,
For their errors intercede;
And, where words of ours are vain,
May Thy groans acceptance gain.
For their errors intercede;
And, where words of ours are vain,
May Thy groans acceptance gain.
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