Ere you left your room this morn­ing,
Did you think to pray?
In the name of Christ our Sav­ior,
Did you sue for lov­ing fa­vor,
As a shield to­day?

Refrain

O how pray­ing rests the wea­ry!
Prayer will change the night to day;
So when life seems dark and drea­ry,
Don’t for­get to pray.

When you met with great temp­ta­tion,
Did you think to pray?
By His dy­ing love and mer­it,
Did you claim the Ho­ly Spi­rit
As your guide and stay?

Refrain

When your heart was filled with an­ger,
Did you think to pray?
Did you plead for grace, my bro­ther,
That you might for­give an­oth­er
Who had crossed your way?

Refrain

When sore tri­als came up­on you,
Did you think to pray?
When your soul was bowed in sor­row,
Balm of Gi­le­ad did you bor­row
At the gates of day?

Refrain