GHS 170 : Sweet Hour Of Prayer Lyrics
GHS 170, “Sweet Hour Of Prayer,” is a devotional hymn that celebrates the practice of regular, dedicated prayer as among the greatest comforts available to the believer in this life. Written by William Walford, a blind English preacher, and published in 1845, the hymn describes the hour of prayer as a call away from a world of care, a place where every want and wish can be made known, a refuge in distress and grief, an escape from the tempter’s snare, and a resting place where God’s truth and faithfulness are personally encountered.
The final stanza looks ahead to the day when this beloved hour will no longer be needed, because the believer will have exchanged it for the everlasting reality it pointed toward. This hymn appears as number 170 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 170: Sweet Hour Of Prayer
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known; In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief, And oft escaped the tempter’s snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer.
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! Thy wings shall my petition bear To Him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless; And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His Word and trust His grace, I’ll cast on Him my every care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer.
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! May I thy consolation share, Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height, I view my home, and take my flight: This robe of flesh I’ll drop, and rise To seize the everlasting prize; And shout, while passing through the air, Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer.
