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The Forgotten Books of Eden · 229 of 293
An elementary Ode.
1.I stretched out my hands to my Lord: and to the Most I High I raised my voice: 2 And I spake with the lips of my heart; and He heard me, when my voice reached I Him: 3 His answer came to me, and gave me the fruits of my labours; 4 And it gave me rest by the grace of the Lord. Hallelujah.
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Why does the speaker say God 'gave me the fruits of my labours' after prayer?
The speaker describes prayer as effective work: he “stretched out my hands” and “spake with the lips of my heart,” and God’s reply rewards that effort by giving “the fruits of my labours.” The language treats petition as active engagement—speech from the heart produces a divine response that yields tangible rest and blessing.
This connects with themes in the Odes where prayer and praise are performative practices that transform the speaker’s condition; see Ode 16, which also links heartfelt speech to receiving God’s peace. The result is concrete: rest granted “by the grace of the Lord,” so prayer is presented as both labor and means to restful gift.
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