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Poem
February 5, 1800
The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A devotional poem admonishing a vain youth against speaking irreverently of prayer, urging church attendance for eternal comfort, and praising God's essence, spirit, and the beauty of His courts where prayer triumphs over death and hell.
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On Speaking Irreverently of Prayer.
LEAVE, leave, vain youth, thy foolish airs,
In treating sacred things!
Come oft to Church—from solemn prayers
Eternal comfort springs.
Thy soul is of celestial frame,
Oh! don't that soul debase,
Nor slight his great tremendous name
Who fills the hallowed place.
God of his essence pared a part
To wash thy stains away!
His spirit too intrusts thy heart
Acceptably to pray.
How beauteous are thy courts, O Lord!
There I could ever dwell,
Where fervent pray'r, and thy pure word,
Triumph o'er death and hell.
On Speaking Irreverently of Prayer.
LEAVE, leave, vain youth, thy foolish airs,
In treating sacred things!
Come oft to Church—from solemn prayers
Eternal comfort springs.
Thy soul is of celestial frame,
Oh! don't that soul debase,
Nor slight his great tremendous name
Who fills the hallowed place.
God of his essence pared a part
To wash thy stains away!
His spirit too intrusts thy heart
Acceptably to pray.
How beauteous are thy courts, O Lord!
There I could ever dwell,
Where fervent pray'r, and thy pure word,
Triumph o'er death and hell.
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Irreverent Prayer
Church Attendance
Divine Essence
Eternal Comfort
Sacred Things
Fervent Prayer
Poem Details
Title
On Speaking Irreverently Of Prayer.
Key Lines
Leave, Leave, Vain Youth, Thy Foolish Airs,
In Treating Sacred Things!
How Beauteous Are Thy Courts, O Lord!
There I Could Ever Dwell,
Where Fervent Pray'r, And Thy Pure Word,
Triumph O'er Death And Hell.