"My Prayer" (Ink Spots, 1939) video

Bill Kenny's unsullied, poignant tenor and the sonorous recitatives of bass Hoppy Jones were winning trademarks of the Ink Spots at their peak. "My Prayer" was an elegant favorite in 1939 and one of the first songs broadcast over early American television...featured at the 1939 World's Fair. Written by George Boulanger and James Kennedy: MY PRAYER My prayer is to linger with you At the end of the day In a dream that's devine My prayer is a rapture in blue With a world far away And your lips close to mine Tonight while our hearts are aglow Oh tell me the words that I'm longing to know My prayer and the answer you give May they still be the same For as long as we live That you'll always be there At the end of my prayer My prayer is to linger with you At the end of each day In a dream that's devine My prayer is a rapture in blue With a world far away And your lips close to mine Tonight while our hearts are aglow Oh tell me the words that I'm longing to know My prayer and the answer you give May they still be the same For as long as we live That you'll always be there At the end of my prayer