1196 examples of the prayer in sentences

They slackened their pace, two or three hushed their horns and joined the prayer of little White and Bienvenu for silence.

The prayer in stone is accomplished.

The prayer was one with which Phillips was familiar: The Day was at hand; the infidels would be scattered as chaff; the God of Mahommed was besought to send the innumerable company of his angels and to make his faithful people invulnerable to wounds.

But it was not the prayer which held him rooted to the spot, but the setting of the prayer.

And that they might know that these promises were certain, holding in his left hand a lamb, and in his right a flint, having prayed to Jupiter and the other gods, that, if he was false to his word, they would thus slay him as he slew the lamb; after the prayer he broke the skull of the sheep with the stone.

(Iliad v.) Longinus quotes also from the Iliad xix., the combat of the Gods, the description of Neptune, Iliad xi., and the Prayer of Ajax, Iliad xvii.

Quoth he: "Heaven knows how fervently I prayed, For wife and children when from Malta bound; The prayer hath heaven with favor crowned; We took a Turkish vessel which conveyed Rich store of treasure for the Sultan's court; Its own reward our gallant action brought; The captur'd prize was shared among the crew, And of the treasure I received my due.

I remember that I tried to pray as I rode, but I am a little out of practice at such things, and the only words I could remember were the prayer for fine weather which we used at the school on the evening before holidays.

Soon, Senators and Representatives will be sent from the free states who will need no petitionsthey will know the prayer of their constituents before they leave their homes.

I do firmly believe that their deliverance will come, and that the prayer of this poor afflicted people will be answered.

Mr. Page (of Va.) was in favor of the commitment; he hoped that the designs of the respectable memorialists would not be stopped at the threshold, in order to preclude a fair discussion of the prayer of the memorial.

Just Before the End of the World The years of the Civil War passed by, and the prayer of Joel Rae was answered.

It is the Lord himself who works the wonderbut solely because of the faith of sufferers who have sought the addition of the prayer of one who is stronger in faith and prayer than its own.

God meant to honor the faith of the first two, but was waiting for the prayer of the third ere he granted the request.

Instantly my thoughts flew to the next Sabbath, and to the prayer I had offered.

It is the language of Scripture, and of the Prayer-Book; and is consistently retained in nearly all our grammars; though not always, perhaps, consistently treated. OBS.

A moment they stood so in a silence wherein they could hear each other breathe, wherein the prayer that had never left the minister's lips became audible; then came the end.

MCMASTER, VERNON C. A tour of the prayer book; workbook.

SEE Eurich, Alvin C. WILSON, FRANK E. An outline of the prayer book.

Retiring, and unknown or but to few, Her latter days were hid from public view; But I have often witness'd, when alone The prayer uplifted, and the sigh unknown.

Bessie felt a soothing sensation passing through her body; and when the prayer was ended, she felt perfectly well, though exceedingly weak.

Were an author to turn the pages of Book Prices Current, he could hardly fail, as he there read the names of famous men of old, to breathe the prayer, 'May my books some day be found forming part of this great tidal wave of literature which is for ever breaking on Earth's human shores!'

The Sun receives presents of furs and so forth; a finger, when the prayer is for life, has been offered to him.

With the revival of the prayer and class meetings, and the utterance of plain Evangelical truth from the pulpit, came a speedy manifestation of spiritual interest and growth.

I will bow Before the holy shrine, And pray the prayer, and vow the vow, And press her lips to mineAnd I will tell her, when she starts From passion's thrilling kiss, That memory to many hearts Is dearer far than bliss!'

1196 examples of  the prayer  in sentences