Time: 3/4 82 bpm
Intro | F | C/E | Dm7 | G7 |
Verse 1CDmC/EFEm7Dm7
Sweet hour of prayer, Sweet hour of prayer
CG/BAmD7G7
That calls me from a world of care,
CDmC7/EFEm7Dm7
And bids me at my Fa-ther’s throne
CG/BAmG13G7C
Make all my wants and wi---shes known.
FEm7Dm7Dm7/GC
In sea-sons of di---stress and grief,
G/BAmEm7FCG7
My soul has often found relief,
CDmC/EFEm7Dm7
And oft e-scaped the tempter’s snare,
CG/BAmG13G7C
By thy re--turn, sweet hour of prayer
Intro | F | C/E | Dm7 | G7 |
Verse 2CDmC/EFEm7Dm7
Sweet hour of prayer, Sweet hour of prayer
CG/BAmD7G7
Thy wings shall my pe-ti-tion bear
CDmC7/EFEm7Dm7
To Him whose truth and faith-ful--ness
CG/BAmG13G7C
En-gage the waiting soul to bless.
FEm7Dm7Dm7/GC
And since He bids me seek His face,
G/BAmEm7FCG7
Be--lieve His Word and trust His grace,
CDmC/EFEm7Dm7
I’ll cast on Him my eve--ry care,
CG/BAmG13G7C
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer
Intro | F | C/E | Dm7 | A7susA7 \ |
Modulate to key of DVerse 3DEmD/F#GF#m7Em7
Sweet hour of prayer, Sweet hour of prayer
Dmaj7D/CEm7/BA7susA7
May I thy co-nso--lation sha----re,
DEmD/F#GF#m7Em7
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lo---fty height,
DA/C#BmA13A7D
I view my home and take my flight.
GF#m7Em7Em7/AD
This robe of flesh I’ll drop, and rise
A/C#BmF#m7GDA7
To seize the everlasting prize,
DEmD/F#GF#m7G
And shout, while passing through the air,
DA/C#BmA13A7 | C2 |
“Farewell, fare-well, sweet hour of prayer”
G/B | Gm/A# | D |
of Prayer
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