{"id":6295,"date":"2018-05-25T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/daily-e-votional\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2018-05-16T16:45:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T23:45:24","slug":"sweet-hour-of-prayer-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/sweet-hour-of-prayer-13\/","title":{"rendered":"SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philippians 4:4-6<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cRejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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William Walford did not allow the fact that he was blind limit his service for his Lord. He was frequently called upon to preach in a small country church. He composed the sermons in his head and also was able to quote large portions of Scripture from memory. Some people thought he had memorized the entire Bible. He also composed verses as the Lord laid the words upon his heart. Above all—he was a man of prayer.<\/p>\n

In the mid 1800’s, Thomas Salmon was visiting in England and became acquainted with Pastor Walford. As they were visiting one day the blind pastor quoted a few pieces he had composed. Since he had no one to write them down he had kept them treasured in the storehouse of his mind.<\/p>\n

One of the verses he related to Mr. Salmon was,\u00a0Sweet Hour of Prayer.\u00a0<\/em>Mr. Salmon eagerly scribbled the words down on a scrap of paper. When he returned to New York he sent the verses to the\u00a0Observer<\/em>\u00a0and asked if they thought them worth preserving. The\u00a0Observer<\/em>\u00a0did think them worthy and published them on September 13, 1845. The music was added by William Bradbury in 1861.<\/p>\n

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Sweet Hour of Prayer<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
\nThat calls me from a world of care,
\nAnd bids me at my Father’s throne
\nMake all my wants and wishes known.
\nIn seasons of distress and grief,
\nMy soul has often found relief
\nAnd oft escaped the tempter’s snare
\nBy thy return, sweet hour of prayer!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
\nThe joys I feel, the bliss I share,
\nOf those whose anxious spirits burn
\nWith strong desires for thy return!
\nWith such I hasten to the place
\nWhere God my Savior shows His face,
\nAnd gladly take my station there,
\nAnd wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
\nThy wings shall my petition bear
\nTo Him whose truth and faithfulness
\nEngage the waiting soul to bless.
\nAnd since He bids me seek His face,
\nBelieve His Word and trust His grace,
\nI’ll cast on Him my every care,
\nAnd wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
\nMay I thy consolation share,
\nTill, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
\nI view my home and take my flight:
\nThis robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise
\nTo seize the everlasting prize;
\nAnd shout, while passing through the air,
\n‘Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!’<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To access\u00a0Sweet Hour of Prayer<\/em>\u00a0please go to:http:\/\/www.gloryscapes.com\/sweethourofprayer<\/a>\u00a0in your browser or click on the image below.<\/p>\n

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May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!<\/p>\n

—Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Philippians 4:4-6 \u201cRejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.\u201d William Walford did not allow the fact that he was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-philippians"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}