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Sweet Hour Of Prayer
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Aug 3, 2026 updated
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Casting Crowns performs this classic hymn, which celebrates the comfort and strength found in dedicated prayer. The lyrics describe prayer as a refuge from worldly cares, a source of relief in distress, and a means of escaping temptation. The song also looks forward to heaven, where the need for such prayer will end. It encourages believers to find peace and connection with God through prayer, ultimately pointing to the eternal hope of being with Him.
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father's throne
Make all my wants and wishes known
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter's snare,
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
The joys I feel, the bliss I share,
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
Where God my Savior shows His face,
And gladly take my station there,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
May I thy consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah's lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight
This robe of flesh I'll drop, and rise
To seize the everlasting prize,
And shout, while passing through the air,
"Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!"