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=Sheet Music=
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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)
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=Tunes=
 
=Tunes=
* [[Prayer]]
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*[[Prayer (Careless)|Prayer]], by [[George Careless]] (1839–1932)
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**Copyright: [[public domain]]
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=Lyrics=
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*Poet: [[James Montgomery]] (1771–1854)
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*Copyright: [[public domain]]
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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>
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=Trivia=
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*This hymn has more printed verses (eight in total) than any other hymn in [[Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:09, 10 May 2019

Sheet Music

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

Tunes

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