“Men ought always to pray, and not to faint” (Luke 18:1.)
Pray, always pray; the Holy Spirit pleads
Within thee all thy daily, hourly needs.
Pray, always pray; beneath sin’s heaviest load
Prayer sees the blood from Jesus’ side that flowed.
Pray, always pray; though weary, faint, and lone,
Prayer nestles by the Father’s sheltering throne.
Pray, always pray; amid the world’s turmoil
Prayer keeps the heart at rest, and nerves for toil.
Pray, always pray; if joys thy pathway throng,
Prayer strikes the harp, and sings the angels’ song.
Pray, always pray; if loved ones pass the veil,
Prayer drinks with them of springs that cannot fail.
All earthly things with earth shall fade away:
Prayer grasps eternity: pray, always pray.
E. H. BICKERSTETH.