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==External Sheet Music Links==
 
==External Sheet Music Links==
 
*[http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=1&searchseqstart=145&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=145&searchsubseqend=ZZZ Flash printable/playable/transposable sheet music from lds.org/churchmusic]
 
*[http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=1&searchseqstart=145&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=145&searchsubseqend=ZZZ Flash printable/playable/transposable sheet music from lds.org/churchmusic]
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==Using the tune '[[Prayer (Careless)|Prayer]]' as seen in [[Relief Society Song Book, 1919]], no. 36==
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*[[media:036_Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire.pdf|PDF]]
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*[[media:036_Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire.mid|MIDI]]
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*[[media:036_Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire.ly|LilyPond]]
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*Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
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*Source: ''[[Relief Society Song Book, 1919]], no. 36''
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*Contributor: [[User:Veramet|Veramet]] 05:29, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
  
 
=Tunes=
 
=Tunes=
*''[[Prayer (Careless)|Prayer]]'', by [[George Careless]] (1839–1932)
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*[[Prayer (Careless)|Prayer]], by [[George Careless]] (1839–1932)
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**Copyright: [[public domain]]
  
 
=Lyrics=
 
=Lyrics=
 
*Poet: [[James Montgomery]] (1771–1854)
 
*Poet: [[James Montgomery]] (1771–1854)
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*Copyright: [[public domain]]
 
==External Lyrics==
 
==External Lyrics==
 
*[http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/prayer%20and%20supplication.htm/145%20prayer%20is%20the%20souls%20sincere%20desire.htm#JD_Hymns.145 Lyrics from LDS.org] (same as from [[the 1985 LDS hymnal]])
 
*[http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/prayer%20and%20supplication.htm/145%20prayer%20is%20the%20souls%20sincere%20desire.htm#JD_Hymns.145 Lyrics from LDS.org] (same as from [[the 1985 LDS hymnal]])
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==Lyrics from [[Relief Society Song Book, 1919]], no. 36==
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<pre>1. Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
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Unuttered or expressed;
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The motion of a hidden fire
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That trembles in the breast.
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2. Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
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The falling of a tear,
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The upward glancing of an eye,
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When none but God is near.
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3. Prayer is the simplest form of speech
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That infant lips can try;
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Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach
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The Majesty on high.
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4. Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath,
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The Christian’s native air;
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His watchword at the gates of death;
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He enters heav’n with pray’r.</pre>
  
 
=Trivia=
 
=Trivia=
 
==LDS Trivia==
 
==LDS Trivia==
*This hymn has more verses (eight) than any other hymn in the [[1985 LDS hymnal]].
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*This hymn has more printed verses (eight in total) than any other hymn in the [[1985 LDS hymnal]].
  
 
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Revision as of 23:29, 7 August 2010

Sheet Music

External Sheet Music Links

Using the tune 'Prayer' as seen in Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 36

Tunes

Lyrics

External Lyrics

Lyrics from Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 36

1. Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Unuttered or expressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.

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

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

4. Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath,
The Christian’s native air;
His watchword at the gates of death;
He enters heav’n with pray’r.

Trivia

LDS Trivia

  • This hymn has more printed verses (eight in total) than any other hymn in the 1985 LDS hymnal.