163. MY GOD, IS ANY HOUR SO SWEET?
1. MY God, is any hour so sweet,
From blush of morn to evening star,
As that which calls me to Thy feet,
The hour of prayer?.
2. Blest be that tranquil hour of morn,
And blest that hour of solemn eve,
When on the wings of prayer upborne,
The world I leave.
3. For then a day-spring shines on me
Brighter than morn’s ethereal glow;
And richer dews descend from Thee
Than earth can know.
4. Then is my strength by Thee renewed:
Then are my sins by Thee forgiven;
Then dost Thou cheer my solitude
With hope of heaven.
5. No word can tell what blest relief,
There for my every want I find;
What strength for warfare, balm fro grief;
What peace of mind.
6. Hushed is each doubt, gone every fear;
My spirit seems in heaven to stay;
And even the penitential tear
Is wiped away.
7. Lord, till I reach Your blissful shore,
No privilege so dear shall be,
As thus my inmost soul to pour
In prayer to Thee.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
