'Tis the blessed hour of prayer
So many posts today, 'cos I have alot of thoughts flying through my mind now.'Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer
’Tis the blessèd hour of prayer, when our hearts lowly bend,
And we gather to Jesus, our Savior and Friend;
If we come to Him in faith, His protection to share,
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there!
Blessèd hour of prayer, blessèd hour of prayer,
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there!
’Tis the blessèd hour of prayer, when the Savior draws near,
With a tender compassion His children to hear;
When He tells us we may cast at His feet every care,
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there!
Blessèd hour of prayer, blessèd hour of prayer,
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there!
’Tis the blessèd hour of prayer, when the tempted and tried
To the Savior Who loves them their sorrow confide;
With a sympathizing heart He removes every care;
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there!
Blessèd hour of prayer, blessèd hour of prayer,
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there!
At the blessèd hour of prayer, trusting Him, we believe
That the blessing we’re needing we’ll surely receive;
In the fullness of the trust we shall lose every care;
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there!
Blessèd hour of prayer, blessèd hour of prayer,
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there!
I remember at the peak of my zeal I prayed a lot, and those times were truly blessed hour of prayer. When you talk knowing that God hears you, and all the burden you carry just falls off your shoulders, those times you can just kneel there forever and talk to Him increasing in peace and joy as you speak. There are times where you have to do something right, and you know that you can pray and ask for strength and He freely gives you strength to overcome your weaknesses. Those times are so sweet.
Now my prayers are full of begging for forgiveness and removal of sins, asking Him to bring me back to Him again. Though it's still sweet, 'cos you can talk to God still through Jesus, but the pain that you have to go through by going through your sins - the bittersweet of both confessing your sins and knowing God has forgiven them and the anguish at why you even sinned at the first place.