Our Desire

Compass Point · Nov 7, 2025 · 1m

‘It came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.’

—Luke 11:1

‘Pray’r is the soul’s sincere desire,

Utter’d or unexpress’d,

The motion of a hidden fire

That trembles in the breast.

‘Pray’r is the burden of a sigh,

The falling of a tear;

The upward glancing of an eye,

When none but God is near.

‘Pray’r is the simplest form of speech

That infant lips can try;

Pray’r the sublimest strains that reach

The majesty on high.

‘Pray’r is the christian's vital breath,

The…