Vol 02 - Praying and Working

Praying and Working " We will give ourselves continually to Prayer and the Ministry of the Word."-Acts 6:4. The veil is rent. Thou now mayest enter in; No flaming sword of cherub bars thy way;

He who, without the camp, once bore thy sin, Appears within the holiest to-day And intercedes for all who come by Him to pray. His Blood is sprinkled on the mercy-seat, His Blood is sprinkled, too, before the throne;

Where’er ascends the cloud of incense sweet, The work of reconciliation all is done:

He lives our great High Priest, who did for sin atone.

Head of the church, behold His glorious face; His members all accepted in their Head; In Him all fullness dwells of truth and grace To meet His people’s ever-varying need:

Draw nigh by Him to God without one pang of dread.

Prayer is the breath of faith in God’s own ear, Prayer is the open mouth He waits to fill;

Prayer is the voice our Heavenly. Father hears, That brings down blessings from His holy hill:

Wisdom to learn and strength to do His gracious will.

First PRAY; then WORK. No work can e’er succeed That prayerless wit and will to do combine;

All prayerless strength is but a broken reed.― A withered branch that’s severed from the Vine: No fruits, or works of such, shall heaven-recorded shine.