Oft do we need to be in prayer
For there are troubles everywhere.
The enemy is on our track,
But prayer will always drive Him back.
Prayer makes the Christian warrior strong,
Though fierce the battle is and long.
Prayer strengthens us by night and day,
And keeps us in the narrow way.
Prayer makes us strong to do God’s will,
And joyfully His word fulfill.
Whate’r the difficulty here,
Prayer make us face it without fear.
No snare can take our weary feet
If oft before the Mercy Seat.
Though Satan hurls His fiery dart,
Prayer will sustain the fainting heart.
Though in a scene where snares abound,
Prayer holds the saint on solid ground.
Prayer brings God’s answer from on high,
And makes us feel that He is nigh.
When answers come from God above,
We learn still more to trust His love—
A love that never can be cold,
Can ne’er decrease, and ne’er grow old.
Then let us oft before His throne
Make all our wants and wishes known,
For we, ere long, are sure to see
Prayer answered for eternity.