1 Prayer is the incense of a holy heart
Rising to God from bruised and broken things,
2 Prayer is the perfume of the plants of grace,
The flowers of patience, faith, and suffering love;
3 Prayer is th' ascending vapor which supplies
The showers of blessing, and the stream that flows
4 Prayer is the heavenly telephone that brings
The distant near, till heaven to earth comes down,
5 Prayer is the wireless telegraph that sends
Its heart throbs on the ether waves of heaven;
6 Prayer is the golden pipes the Spirit fills,
Which feed the lamps of God with oil divine,
7 Prayer is the mightiest force of earth and heaven,
Prayer is the very dynamite of God;
8 Teach us to pray! Move on our hearts, O Lord,
Till Thine own passion all our being move!
9 Teach us to pray! Reveal Thy will to us,
Till Thine own purpose all our being move!