Prayer

1Pray'r is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed;
The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast.

2Pray'r is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear,
The upward glancing of an eye,
When none but God is near.

3Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try;
Pray'r the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high.