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James Montgomery on Prayer

1771–1854 Scotland

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Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed,—
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed (1919)

Prayer moves the arm
Which moves the world,
And brings salvation down.

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

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed (1919)

O Thou by whom we come to God —
The Life, the Truth, the Way;
The path of prayer Thyself hast trod;
Lord, teach us how to pray.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Montgomery (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.