COME HOLY SPIRIT Come Holy Spirit come; in Thy transforming power, Oh! Come to me I pray, in this my needy hour; Renew my will, my life conform, Make me like Christ, with ardour warm. Come as the Breath of God, wake up my sleepy soul, And bring my every power beneath my Lord’s control; …
Type: Prayer
A PRAYER Lord, give me grace to see my need of grace. Give me grace to ask for grace. Give grace to use thy grace. Give me grace to lay all the glory of grace at Thy feet, for Jesus Christ’s sake.
MY PRAYER Whate’er the future holds for me, Help me, O Lord, to look to Thee, That what the coming months may bring, I may of all Thy mercies sing. For looking back on past events, I trace Thy hand in kindness lent, To help me through my times of need, Proving a “Present Help” …
THE PRAYER OF THE DESTITUTE My land lies fallow; Master, till me! My heart lies empty; Master, fill me! It plays the traitor; Master, win me! It faints, it dies; Put new life in me! It goes astray; Good Shepherd, lead me! It sighs for hunger; Come and feed me! It is so poor; Give …
A PRAYER FOR DAILY USE O Lord, in me Thy mighty power exert, Ps. 110. Enlighten, comfort, sanctify my heart; Isa. 43. Sweeten my temper, and subdue my will, Luke 22. Make me like Jesus – with Thy Spirit fill. Phil. 2. I want to live on earth a life of faith. Gal. 2. I …
PRAYER FOR A SON AT COLLEGE Thursday Morning, January 28th, 1858.—Do, Lord, be with my dear boy, who is just at this hour, in all human probability, called in to his examination in Trinity College. The Lord, in mercy, strengthen his heart and hand. The Lord stay his mind upon Himself. The Lord grant him …
SIR ROBERT PEEL’S PRAYER Copy of a prayer, found in the private drawer of the late Sir Robert Peel’s dressing case, after his sudden death, July, 1850: “Great and merciful God, Ruler of all nations! Help me daily to repair to Thee for wisdom and grace suitable to the high office whereto Thy Providence has …
JOHN BUNYAN’S PRAYER “God be merciful to me a sinner and make me to know and believe in Jesus Christ: for I see that if His righteousness had not been, or I have not faith in that righteousness, I am utterly cast away. Lord, I have heard that Thou art a merciful God, and hast …