I will admit that singing William W. Walford’s “Sweet Hour of Prayer” in worship as a kid was not my favorite song. Praying for a whole hour didn’t sound “sweet” in a little kid’s mind. Over the years (and with a little seasoning of maturity and better understanding of figurative language), the words have much more meaning. For example, when you insert the word “opportunity” for “hour,” it may help it to make sense. Can I ask you some questions about prayer?
Is the opportunity to pray “sweet” to you? Do you feel drawn to your “Father’s throne” to “make all my wants and wishes known”? Has your “soul…often found relief” in prayer? Has regular prayer helped to “escape the tempter’s snare”? Do you have “strong desires” for the “return” of prayer times in your day? Do you “hasten to the place” of prayer? Do you have confidence the “wings” of prayer “bear” your “petition…to Him” who is characterized by “truth and faithfulness”? Do you “cast on Him my every care”? Think about the words. Do you long and love to pray?