Golden Hours: Heart-hymns of the Christian Life

by Elizabeth Payson Prentiss

This is a rare glimpse into the heart of a sufferer, as the author of Stepping Heavenward and more love to Thee, O Christ put down her thoughts in verse during the most trying years of her life. Elisabeth Elliot said, "I trust that many will be blessed by these heart-hymns, which were born in the crucible of sorrow." Martha Peace and Susan Hunt are thrilled that this book is available at last. Karen Grant said, "This book is a priceless gift to those who find themselves faced with the stewardship of suffering."

Genres: Poetry

135 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1874

About the author

ELIZABETH PRENTISS (1818 -1878) was the daughter of an early nineteenth-century revival preacher and began writing as a teenager. Born in 1818 in Portland, Maine, Prentiss was also the writer of the hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ." Prentiss died in Vermont in 1878.

Reviews

[Rachel Secor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely collection of poems by Elizabeth Prentiss !

[Cristina Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful. Wonderful poetry.

[Mattea Bricker · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first time reading through a poem book. It is kind of hard to rate because some poems deserve 5 stars, some deserve less. I think 4 stars is the average. Overall a good book

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! So many great poems about the Christian experience, full of honesty, beauty, and comfort from a lady who suffered much.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though some of her sentimental tendencies ought to be avoided, Elizabeth Prentiss communicates truth in such a way that the resultant obedience we owe to God, in which we so often fall short, is encouraged and praised at every turn. Often poetry written by Christians, especially women with romantic sensibilities, tends to diverge from reality, if not from truth, unintentionally depreciating actual obedience by romanticizing the Christian life, and thus taking our eyes off the end of Christ's glorious work: that His people be made like Him. He prayed that we would be sanctified in truth; God's word is truth, and Prentiss's poetry is positively saturated with it.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every time I read Elizabeth Prentiss, I know I read the writings of one who longed for God and knew Him personally. She knew by experience the struggles of the Christian life, and this volume of poetry is full of struggle and victory through Jesus Christ. It holds challenge, sympathy, comfort... I venture to say a taste of every heavenly thing that one Christian friend can give another. She writes from her heart and her words have certainly reached mine.

[Rachel]

Added this to my e-reader shelves.