How blessed is the force of prayer:
Eager for Peter's fate,
Thy soldiers, Herod, bound him fast,
And watch'd before the gate.
But Jesus has His soldiers, too;
They also vigils keep;
They watch to prayer, while Peter rests
In faith composed in sleep.
And Jesus other soldiers has;
Responsive to the call
Of prayer His holy angels come,
Sent by the Lord of all.
Prayer brought an angel down from heaven;
Sentries and bars are vain;
With heavenly light the prison shines,
Unlocked is Peter's chain.
Eager for Peter's fate,
Thy soldiers, Herod, bound him fast,
And watch'd before the gate.
But Jesus has His soldiers, too;
They also vigils keep;
They watch to prayer, while Peter rests
In faith composed in sleep.
And Jesus other soldiers has;
Responsive to the call
Of prayer His holy angels come,
Sent by the Lord of all.
Prayer brought an angel down from heaven;
Sentries and bars are vain;
With heavenly light the prison shines,
Unlocked is Peter's chain.
The Chains of Saint Peter
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