The Christian — Meditation and Prayer

Come, let us pray! 'tis sweet to feel

No. 537
Metre C. H. M.
Tune SUPPLICATION,
Words Anon.
Music Unknown.
Key E-flat major
Singing key E♭ major
Time 3/4
3 stanzas

Words

Come, let us pray! 'tis sweet to feelThat God himself is near;That, while we at his footstool kneel,His mercy deigns to hear.Though sorrows cloud life's dreary way,This is our solace—let us pray.

Come, let us pray! the burning brow,The heart oppressed with care,And all the woes that throng us now,Will be relieved by prayer;Our God will chase our griefs away;O glorious thought! come, let us pray.

Come, let us pray! the mercy-seatInvites the fervent prayer;Our heavenly Father waits to greetThe contrite spirit there.O loiter not, nor longer stayFrom him who loves us; let us pray.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—MEDITATION AND PRAYER.»; hymn number «537» (large), tune name «SUPPLICATION, C. H. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals; the mark after the name has the tail of a comma), «UNKNOWN.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear in small type, one line per system, with «1.» before «Come»; the words under the notes are not hyphenated in the print. The italic reference line «967, 966.» (= the same words may be sung to the tunes of hymns 967 or 966) stands in the left column under the music; stanzas 2–3 follow as text in two columns (2 left, 3 right), numbered «2»–«3» without a point (written «2.»–«3.» here as in the other deliveries), with «Anon.» in italics after stanza 3. In each stanza lines 2 and 4 are indented. The print's thin space before «!» and «;» is closed up. Spelling («mercy-seat», «'tis»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.