Sweet Hour of Prayer
Backgrounder: The author of
this hymn was a blind preacher
and a curio shop owner in
Coleshill England. He carved
ornaments out of ivory or wood
and sold them in his small store.
He also wrote poetry. One day,
when a local preacher stopped
at the store, William Walford,
the blind shop owner, mentioned
that he had composed a poem
in his head. He asked the minister
to write it down for him. Three
years later, that minister visited
the US and gave the poem to the
editor of New York Observer and
was published on 13 Sep 1845.
Lord, help us to pray at all times:
Pray in the Spirit at all times and
on every occasion. Stay alert
and be consistent in your prayers
for all believers everywhere
(Ephesians 6:18).
Lord, thank You that I can have
direct access to You for help
when in need and distress
and has often found relief!!
Teach me to know the presence
of your Spirit within me and to
walk in continual awareness of it.
May you express your heart
through me and pray thro me.
I can’t do this thro my own efforts
but with U nothing is impossible!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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!
Backgrounder: The author of
this hymn was a blind preacher
and a curio shop owner in
Coleshill England. He carved
ornaments out of ivory or wood
and sold them in his small store.
He also wrote poetry. One day,
when a local preacher stopped
at the store, William Walford,
the blind shop owner, mentioned
that he had composed a poem
in his head. He asked the minister
to write it down for him. Three
years later, that minister visited
the US and gave the poem to the
editor of New York Observer and
was published on 13 Sep 1845.
Lord, help us to pray at all times:
Pray in the Spirit at all times and
on every occasion. Stay alert
and be consistent in your prayers
for all believers everywhere
(Ephesians 6:18).
Lord, thank You that I can have
direct access to You for help
when in need and distress
and has often found relief!!
Teach me to know the presence
of your Spirit within me and to
walk in continual awareness of it.
May you express your heart
through me and pray thro me.
I can’t do this thro my own efforts
but with U nothing is impossible!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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!