| Location in The Sacred Harp | ||||||
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| Stanza | Denson | Cooper | ||||
| 1 |
TO leave my dear friends, and with neighbors to part, And go from my home, affects not my heart Like thoughts of abstaining myself for a day From that blessed retreat, where I've chosen to pray; I've chosen to pray. |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 1 |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 1 |
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| 2 |
Dear bower where the pine and the poplar leaves spread, And woven their branches a roof o'er my head; How oft have I knelt on the ever--green there, And poured out my soul to my saviour in prayer; To my Saviour in prayer. |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 2 |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 2 |
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| 3 |
The early shrill notes of a lov'd nightingale That dwelt in my bower, I observ'd as my bell; It called me to duty while birds of the air, Sung anthems of praises as I went to prayer; As I went to prayer. |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 3 |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 3 |
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| 4 |
How sweet were the zephyrs, perfum'd by the pine, The ivy, the balsam and wild eglantine; But sweeter, O sweeter, superlative were The joys that I tasted in answer to prayer; In answer to prayer. |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 4 |
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| 5 |
For Jesus my Saviour oft deigned to meet, And blest with his presence my humble retreat; Oft filled me with raptures and blessedness there, Inditing in heaven's own language my prayer; Own language my prayer. |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 5 |
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| 6 |
Dear bower I must leave you and bid you adieu, And pay my devotions in parts that are new, Well knowing my Savior, resides every where, And can in all places give answer to prayer; Give answer to prayer. |
The Bower of Prayer 100, Stanza 6 |
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