O Thou That Hearest Prayer!

Having begun reading "The Lord's Prayer" by Thomas Brooks, the exhortation to Hallow God's Name is given. He speaks of the fact that in so doing, by life and through prayer, "There is nothing lost by what we do for God."

O Thou that hearest prayer,
Unto You shall all flesh come.
For the race is not to the swift;
But through Christ our vict'rys won.

The battle is not to the strong;
But strength You give to the weak.
And pleased You are to give honor
To those whom Your glory seek.

Oh help us to spread then Your fame
With lives sanctified by Your Name.
For nothing shall ever be lost
By those who have counted the cost.

And the price was fully paid,
As our sins were on Jesus laid,
And He then bore our reproach,
That we may now boldly approach.

For mercy is that which we plead.
Give grace to meet every need.
Through Christ, You hear every prayer,
And through Him receive glory there.

Thus we will sweetly resign
To wait as Your ear You incline
To hear now the sound of our voice.
O Father, in You we rejoice!