Time: 3/4      82 bpm 
Intro | F | C/E | Dm7 | G7 | 
Verse 1 
       C   Dm  C/E          F    Em7  Dm7 
Sweet hour of prayer, Sweet hour of  prayer 
      C   G/B  Am     D7       G7 
That calls me from a world of care, 
     C   Dm  C7/E    F  Em7    Dm7 
And bids me   at  my Fa-ther’s throne 
      C  G/B   Am       G13  G7    C   
Make all  my  wants and wi---shes known. 
    F  Em7   Dm7  Dm7/G  C 
In sea-sons  of   di---stress and grief, 
G/B  Am  Em7  F     C       G7 
My  soul has often found relief, 
    C   Dm  C/E      F    Em7   Dm7 
And oft e-scaped the tempter’s snare, 
   C   G/B  Am         G13  G7   C 
By thy re--turn, sweet hour of  prayer 
 
Intro | F | C/E | Dm7 | G7 | 
Verse 2 
       C   Dm  C/E          F    Em7  Dm7 
Sweet hour of prayer, Sweet hour of  prayer 
     C     G/B  Am    D7       G7 
Thy wings shall my pe-ti-tion bear 
    C   Dm   C7/E      F     Em7  Dm7 
To Him whose truth and faith-ful--ness 
    C   G/B  Am      G13   G7   C 
En-gage the  waiting soul  to  bless. 
     F    Em7  Dm7   Dm7/G   C 
And since  He  bids   me    seek His face, 
G/B  Am   Em7  F         C         G7 
Be--lieve His  Word and trust His grace, 
      C   Dm  C/E    F   Em7   Dm7 
I’ll cast on  Him my eve--ry  care, 
     C   G/B  Am          G13  G7  C 
And wait for  thee, sweet hour of prayer 
 
Intro | F | C/E | Dm7 | A7sus  A7 \ | 
Modulate to key of D 
Verse 3 
       D   Em  D/F#         G   F#m7  Em7 
Sweet hour of prayer, Sweet hour of  prayer 
    Dmaj7     D/C    Em7/B  A7sus A7 
May  I   thy co-nso--lation sha----re, 
       D   Em    D/F#     G   F#m7  Em7     
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lo---fty height, 
   D   A/C#  Bm       A13  A7    D    
I view  my   home and take my flight. 
      G  F#m7   Em7  Em7/A  D 
This robe of   flesh I’ll  drop, and rise 
A/C#  Bm   F#m7  G     D      A7 
To   seize the   everlasting prize, 
     D      Em    D/F#    G      F#m7  G 
And shout, while passing through  the  air, 
      D    A/C# Bm          A13  A7 | C2 |   
“Farewell, fare-well, sweet hour of prayer” 
G/B | Gm/Bb | D   | 
        of   Prayer