Because you prayed ~
God touched our wearby bodies with His power
And gave us strenth for many a trying hour
In which we might have faltered, had not you
Our intercessors faithful been, and true.

Because you prayed ~
Got touched our lips with coals from altar fire
Gave Spirit-fullness, and did so inspire
That, when we spoke, sin-blinded souls did see;
Sin chains were broken; captives were made free.

Because you prayed ~
The dwellers in the dark have found the light:
The glad good news has banished heathen night:
The message of the Cross, so long delayed,
Has brought them life at last -
Because you prayed!

By Charles B. Bowser