192 OH! WHEN SHALL I SEE JESUS? ARR. be 1. Oh, when shall I see Jesus, And reign with him above; 2. When shall I delivered, From this vain world of sin, 3. But now I am a soldier; My Cap-tain's gone before; 4. And if I hold out faith - ful, A crown of life he'll give; Christ is all the world to me, And his glory I shall see; And be-fore I'd leave my Saviour, I'd lay me down and die. 5 Whene'er you meet with troubles |6 Gird on the heavenly armor And trials on your way, Oh, cast your care on Jesus, 460 Of faith, and hope, and love; And when the combat's ended, You'll reign with him above. Wm. H. Keyser & Co., Phila. ARR. FOREWORDS ON PRAYER. There are many prayers found in the Bible. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, "even as John also taught his disciples." Jesus taught them, both by stating the conditions of prayer and by giving them a form of words. As God has handed down to us the many forms of prayer found in the Bible, in part to teach us how to pray, the prayers of holy men in all the ages also may be helpful to others, by the devout spirit which they breathe, and by a sort of contagion awakened in those who read them. It is with this hope that these prayers, selected from a wide range, and coming from deeply pious hearts, are now offered. Joseph Cook says: "Prayer, it has commonly been taught, has four elements-adoration, confession, thanksgiving, petition. I hold that we must always add a fifth part, namely, total self-surrender. The four parts without the fifth are what the Scriptures call vain repetitions, and not prayer. Whoever offers prayer in all its five parts may be assured, in the name of natural law, that he will obtain religious aid of a kind he can receive from no other source." The prayer of faith and self-surrender has given to the modern church such men as Moody, Mueller, and Franke; and has shown to the world the mighty power of God in the works wrought by these, and by many other men and women of prayer. It is the abiding conviction that the prayers here presented, from the devout of all ages, will be, in their forms and thoughts, living seeds, which will bring forth an abundant harvest in all susceptible hearts; and that their spirit can only be a rich benediction upon the souls of those who read them, seeking help to a life of prayer. For those who wish to study the theory of prayer, and to still further cultivate its spirit, the little volume, "With Christ in the School of Prayer," by Andrew Murray, is highly commended, as it has proved an unspeakable blessing to thousands. It is distinctly stated that these prayers are not offered to be read in family or public worship, but as aids to cultivate the heart-life, and to form the habit of prayer, and to suggest suitable and varied expressions of prayer. |