Prayer Is the Breath of God in Man { Prayer Is the Breath of God in Man BYEFIELD-Thomas Hastings Prayer Is the Breath of God in Man } Prayer is the breath of God in man, Returning whence it came; Love is the sacred fire within, And prayer the rising flame. It gives the burdened spirit ease, And soothes the troubled breast; Yields comfort to the mourning soul, And to the weary rest. When God inclines the heart to pray, He hath an ear to hear; To him there's music in a groan, And beauty in a tear. The humble suppliant cannot fail To have his wants supplied, Since he for sinners intercedes, Who once for sinners died.