GHS 166 : Did You Think To Pray? Lyrics
GHS 166, “Did You Think To Pray?,” is a gently searching devotional hymn that walks the believer through the critical moments of an ordinary day and asks whether prayer was present at each one. Did you pray when you left your room? When temptation came? When your heart was overburdened? When sorrow bowed your soul? The question in each stanza is not accusatory but pastoral, probing the believer toward the habit of keeping prayer as a constant companion through every shift in the day’s experience.
The refrain reminds the struggling believer of what prayer actually does: it rests the weary and changes the night to day. This hymn appears as number 166 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa, where the daily practice of prayer is treated as the foundation of the Christian life.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 166: Did You Think To Pray?
- Ere you left your room this morning Did you think to pray? In the name of Christ, our Saviour, Did you sue for loving favour, As a shield today?
O how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day, So, when life seems dark and dreary, Don’t forget to pray.
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When you met with great temptation Did you think to pray? By His dying love and merit Did you claim the Holy Spirit As your guide and stay?
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When your heart was overburdened Did you think to pray? Did you plead for grace, my brother, That you might forgive another Who had crossed your way?
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When sore trials came upon you Did you think to pray? When your soul was bowed in sorrow, Balm of Gilead did you borrow At the gates today?
