Chords with lyrics
C majorC FF
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
C majorC G7G7 CG C majorC G+G
That calls me from a world of care
C majorC FF
And bids me at my Father’s throne
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C/GC/G G7G7 C majorC
Make all my wants and wishes known.
G7G7 C/EC/E FF C majorC
In seasons of distress and grief
G7G7 C/EC/E FF C majorC G+G
My soul has often found relief
C majorC FF
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C/GC/G G7G7 C majorC
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
C majorC FF
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
C majorC G7G7 CG C majorC G+G
The joys I feel, the bliss I share
C majorC FF
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C/GC/G G7G7 C majorC
With strong desires for thy return!
G7G7 C/EC/E FF C majorC
With such I hasten to the place
G7G7 C/EC/E FF C majorC G+G
Where God my Savior shows His face
C majorC FF
And gladly take my station there
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C/GC/G G7G7 C majorC
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
C majorC FF
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
C majorC G7G7 CG C majorC G+G
Thy wings shall my petition bear
C majorC FF
To Him whose truth and faithfulness
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C/GC/G G7G7 C majorC
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
G7G7 C/EC/E FF C majorC
And since He bids me seek His face
G7G7 C/EC/E FF C majorC G+G
Believe His Word and trust His grace
C majorC FF
I’ll cast on Him my every care
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C/GC/G G7G7 C majorC
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
C majorC FF
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
C majorC G7G7 CG C majorC G+G
May I thy consolation share
C majorC FF
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C/GC/G G7G7 C majorC
I view my home and take my flight:
G7G7 C/EC/E FF C majorC
This robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise
G7G7 C/EC/E FF C majorC G+G
To seize the everlasting prize;
C majorC FF
And shout, while passing through the air
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C/GC/G G7G7 C majorC
“Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”