Lyrics
Lead:
Put your time in/Put your time in/Put you time in
Get on your knees/Have a talk w/Jesus/Tell him all about it
Hallelujah
Verse I:
They took prayer out of the schools and nobody wants to obey the rules.
Prayers not in many homes and parents leaving poor little children alone.
We use to pray three times a day, but all of those traditions have faded away.
Put your time in/God down on your knees/Somebody need to pray
Verse II:
Somebody prayed for me when I was in trouble and could not see.
They told God all about it & right now I can sing and shout about it.
Somebody laid their hands on me and now I 've got the victory.
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Meaning & Inspiration
“It’s Praying Time” centers on the urgent, communal practice of prayer. The song contrasts earlier habits of praying regularly with homes and schools where prayer has diminished, then repeatedly calls people to kneel and speak with Jesus. Its testimony moves from social concern to personal experience: someone prayed during a time of trouble, brought that need before God, and the result is described through sight, joy, and victory. Prayer is therefore presented not as ceremony but as dependence on God in distress.
The lyrics closely echo biblical invitations to pray persistently and bring every concern to God. Their reference to praying three times a day recalls Daniel’s established pattern even under pressure, while the appeal to tell Jesus about trouble aligns with the call to present requests to God. The song also honors intercessory prayer through the confession that another person prayed on the singer’s behalf. Its repeated command gives the performance the character of both testimony and congregational exhortation.
Related Scripture
- Daniel 6:10 Daniel continued his established practice of praying three times each day.
- Philippians 4:6 Paul instructs believers to present every request to God through prayer.
- James 5:16 James teaches that believers should pray for one another.