When I Pray

I was sold to slavery My brothers moved by jealousy Father's favor to a well My master's favor to a prison cell But still Your kindness stayed with me I knew someday that You would set me free Through it all Your grace was shown My confidence in You has only grown (Chorus) When I pray I feel that You are near When I cry You're there to dry my tears When I shout You're the only One who really hears When I pray I was in the field the day That Your anointing came my way Through the lion Through the bear From the giant to the Kingdom's chair From deadly spears of jealousy To weaknesses exposed of me Cast me not away from Thee Create a brand-new heart in me Praying in Gethsemane I know You saw the ones like me The cross You freely chose to bear It was my sin that nailed You there Now You mediate for me So I can pray confidently When I pray