Hymn
The Spirit of Prayer
The praying spirit breathe;
The watching power impart;
From all entanglements beneath
Call off my peaceful heart;
My feeble mind sustain,
By worldly thoughts oppressed:
Appear, and bid me turn again
To my eternal rest.
Swift to my rescue come;
Thine own this morning seize;
Gather my wandering spirit home,
And keep in perfect peace:
Suffered no more to rove
O'er all the earth abroad,
Arrest the prisoner of thy love,
And shut me up in God.
The Spirit of Prayer — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-spirit-of-prayer
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Spirit of Prayer?
The words of The Spirit of Prayer were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim and Manifestation to the Gentiles.
Is The Spirit of Prayer public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Spirit of Prayer?
The Spirit of Prayer is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Revive Thy Work, O Lord, A Parting Hymn We Sing and How Can A Sinner Know.