Close as a Quiet Prayer

Author: Sally DeFord
Composer: Sally DeFord

Languages (23)

This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:

• Cebuano: Sa Pag-ampo nga Hilum
• Danish: Nær i en stille bøn
• Dutch: Dichtbij als een stil gebed
• English: Close as a Quiet Prayer
• Finnish: Kuin rukous hiljainen
• French: Tout près quand je le prie
• German: Nur ein Gebet entfernt
• Hungarian: Csak egy halk ima
• Italian: Sempre a me vicin
• Japanese: 主はそこにいる
• Korean: 고요히 기도할 때면 가까이 계신 주
• Mandarin (Simplified): 近如祈祷瞬间
• Mandarin (Traditional): 近如祈禱瞬間
• Norwegian: Han hører min stille bønn
• Portuguese: Tão perto ao orar
• Russian: Рядом, когда молюсь
• Samoan: Lata Mai pei se Tatalo Lemu
• Spanish: Dios siempre cerca está
• Swedish: Här i min stilla bön
• Tagalog: Sa Tuwing Magdarasal
• Thai: ใกล้ดังใจสวดอ้อนวอน
• Tongan: Ofi Hangē ha Lotú
• Ukrainian: Він чує молитви мої
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Most common tunes for “Close as a Quiet Prayer”

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Appearances of “Close as a Quiet Prayer” over time

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Copyright status of original text

This text was first published in English, in 2017 or earlier.

In copyright*

*© 2017, 2025 Sally DeFord

Earliest known source: Submitted Music, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2017.
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2017.

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