Sentence examples for ancient prayer from inspiring English sources

Without warning, he yells, claps his hands and chants an ancient prayer to Biheko, god of the forest, just as his ancestors have always done.

Kaddish is an ancient prayer in Aramaic that does not refer to death, but rather expresses the mourner's faith in God and wish for peace.

Other say that the literal translation is "circle" or "ring" A friend of ours thinks that the word is an abbreviation of an ancient prayer to the god that the ship come back safe, and it is omitted from warships because they are theoretically looking for trouble.

At the core of the service is an ancient prayer, U-netanneh Tokef, which honors the holy period from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, a day of atonement, as a time of judgment when God decrees who shall live and who shall die.

In 1900, the scholar Edward Tregear documented The Creation Song, which he describes as "an ancient prayer for the dedication of a high chief" of Hawaii.

For instance the song "Shema" is an ancient prayer that was recited in the temple after daily sacrifice and today is taught to children when they learn to speak.

He found ancient prayers and visions completely consonant with electronic sound.

And 22 is also significant for the Zoroastrians, who inherited 22 ancient prayers in their holy book the Avesta.

The traditional Apaches have been singing and dancing the ancient prayers since Saturday, when the fires grew out of control.

But by evening he may well be clad in a robe and yarmulke, chanting ancient prayers in a darkened synagogue.

Thus, in the Guatemalan highlands, the 260-day calendar still survives, as do ancient prayers to and information about Maya gods.