“MAMMA, does praying save the soul?
Can prayer remove my sin?
Can it atone for guilt, and make
Me clean and pure within?”
“No, dearest child, ‘tis not by prayer
That souls from sin are freed;
Prayer never can one sin efface,
Or ‘meet the sinner’s need,
And only blood can save;
The soul which would sweet pardon know
Must in the blood believe.
“From Calvary’s cross the precious stream
In rich profusion flowed,
And by its cleansing power divine
The soul is brought to God.
“‘Tis sweet to pray; ‘tis sweet to bow
Before the Saviour’s face;
But they alone can thus draw nigh
Who know the Saviour’s grace.
“Dear child, believe in Jesus Christ,
And peace and pardon know;
Then from thy heart, by grace made glad,
Shall prayer and praises flow.”
A. M.