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Don't pray for lighter burdens, but for stronger backs.
Don't pray for lighter burdens, but for stronger backs.
They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright!
They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright!
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence read more
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence of pray'r
My soul took hold on thee.
- Joseph Addison,
He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
Pray to be perfect, though material leaven
Forbid the spirit so on earth to be;
But if read more
Pray to be perfect, though material leaven
Forbid the spirit so on earth to be;
But if for any wish thou darest not pray,
Then pray to God to cast that wish away.
O God, if in the day of battle I forget Thee, do not Thou forget
me.
O God, if in the day of battle I forget Thee, do not Thou forget
me.
She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer
And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere."
She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer
And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere."
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto read more
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
