110. The Power of Prayer
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THERE is not on the earth a soul so base
But may obtain a place
In
covenanted grace;
So that his feeble prayer of faith obtains
Some
loosening of his chains,
And earnests of the great release, which rise
From gift to gift, and reach at length the eternal
prize.
All may save self;—but minds that heavenward
tower
Aim
at a wider power,
Gifts on the world to shower.—
And this is not at once;—by fastings gain'd,
And
trials well sustain'd,
By pureness, righteous deeds, and toils of love,
Abidance in the Truth, and zeal for God above.