SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020: WORSHIP SERVICE MUSIC

COME SING WITH US!

We Want to Worship With You

Click here to enjoy ‘Sweet Hour of Prayer’ – YouTube

The text of  Sweet Hour of Prayer appears to come from William W. Walford (1772-1850), an obscure, blind lay preacher who served in the hamlet of Coleshill, Warwickshire, England, in the mid-19th century. But his hymn has touched hundreds of thousands of lives on both sides of the Atlantic, expressing the genuine joy he found in prayer.

This hymn goes to the heart of one of the most intrinsic Christian practices: prayer. For Walford, prayer was an intensely private affair where one seeks refuge from temptations and trials and pours out the depths of one’s soul before God who already knows our “wants and wishes.” [UMC]

Written by Isabella Dougan