Poems to Pray

These poems to pray will give you fresh ideas of what to pray for. They’ll help guide your heart to pray biblically for yourself, for those you love, and for God’s glory and purposes to be accomplished.

If you you’re looking for help with your prayer life or are struggling to figure out what else to pray about, you can pray through one of these poems and make it your own as you talk with God today.

Top Christian Prayer Poems

All That You’ve Done

Lord, help me remember
The things that You’ve done:
The blessings You’ve sent me,
The battles You’ve won,
Each needed provision
That shows how You care,
The guidance You’ve sent me,
The answers to prayer.

Lord, help me be grateful
For all that You’ve done
And mindful to offer
Real thanks for each one,
…

My Prayer for You

I lifted your name to the Father
And asked Him to bless you today,
I asked Him to guide and sustain you
Each step of your heavenward way.

I mentioned your needs to the Father
And asked Him to amply provide,
I asked Him to show you His goodness
That always stays close by your side.

I spoke of your work to the Father
And asked Him to richly reward,
I asked Him to prosper your service
That honors our Savior and Lord.
…

I Trust You, Lord

I trust You, Lord, with all my heart
For You are good and true;
Your thoughts are kind, Your will endures,
And I can count on You.

I trust You, Lord, with all I am –
There’s nothing I must hide;
You know me well and love me still,
And You are on my side.

I trust you, Lord, with all I have –
I give it all to You;
Please show me how You want it used
And tell me what to do.
…

Help Me Live for You

Lord, help me crucify the flesh
And let it have no space
To turn my soul away from you
Or block the path of grace.

Remove the pleasures sin affords
That lure from all that’s right,
And change the things that I desire
To seek Your pure delight.

Awake in me a holy thirst
For righteousness and good,
Please help me love the things You love
And do as Jesus would.

Where I’ve left room for fleshly lusts
And worldly things that fade,
Reveal my sin and help me turn
From where my soul has strayed.

Convict and cleanse, renew and bless,
Lord, help me live for You –
Sold out for Christ with no reserves
In love that’s pure and true.

Christina Joy Hommes

And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Galatians 5:24

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Hebrews 11:25

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Romans 13:14

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Ephesians 6:24

Thank You for Your Love

My God, I come in humble awe
And thank You for Your love
So vast, so deep, so wonderful
It lifts my heart above.

That God Himself would come to earth
Rejected, tested, poor,
Then take my sin with all its shame
To open heaven’s door.

That Jesus Christ would bear my guilt
And wear it on the tree –
Unjustly lifted up to die
To show His love for me.

That on the cross as darkness fell
And heaven turned away,
He gave Himself to pay my debt
To wash my sins away.

That three days on He broke the chains
That bound me to the grave –
He rose again to live and reign,
To pardon, rescue, save.

That when I was an enemy
He set His love on me
And sent His Spirit in my heart
To make these blind eyes see.

That when I came with nothing good
To offer at His throne,
He welcomed me with matchless grace
To take me as His own.

That though I sin and often fall
He loves me just the same
And lets me have a special part
To magnify His Name.

That when I’m weak and feeling low,
He proves His love indeed
With comfort, strength, and tender care
To meet my every need.

That in a world so marred by sin
He sends such pure delight
With blessings, gifts, provisions, too,
To bring me joy and light.

That someday soon He’ll take me home
To realms of endless love
Where He’s prepared a perfect place
To dwell with me above.

That endless years will never dull
The perfect joy we’ll share,
The oneness of eternal love
To which He’s made me heir.

Oh, what a love I see displayed
In all Your gracious ways!
Lord, help me love You more, I pray,
And lift eternal praise.

Christina Joy Hommes

For These and More

For kindnesses and mercies
For grace and answered prayer
For favor, help, and blessings
For tender love and care

For guidance and protection
For working out Your will
For peace and sweet assurance
For strength that You instill

For fellowship and friendship
For hope and daily light
For need and wise provision
For songs to cheer the night

For truth’s illumination
For healing, growth, and life
For pardon and renewal
For triumph in the strife

For sending out Your Spirit
For home and life above
For joy and free salvation
For everlasting love

For countless proofs of patience
For always being near
For Scriptures true and faithful
For every promise dear

For these and more we thank You
With hearts of joyful praise
And magnify Your goodness
That crowns our passing days

Christina Joy Hommes

“Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness.” Psalm 65:11

All That You’ve Done

Lord, help me be grateful
For all that You’ve done
And mindful to offer
Real thanks for each one,
To praise You for mercies
So full and so free
And love so abundant
It reaches to me.

I won’t be forgetful
Of all that You’ve done;
I’ll choose to remember
Each victory You’ve won.
I’ll tell of Your goodness
And sing of Your love,
And look for each blessing
You send from above.

Christina Joy Hommes

Help Me Be a Burning Bush

Lord, help me be a burning bush
You’ve come to set aflame,
That by Your Holy Spirit’s pow’r
I’ll magnify Your Name.

Let those who know Your Name rejoice
And come away alight –
Renewed, stirred up, encouraged, loved,
Recharged to do what’s right.

Let those who’ve wandered stop and see
How far from You they roam,
Then as the prodigal come back
To hear Your “Welcome home!”

Let those who haven’t come to Christ
Be drawn to what they see,
For as your glory fills their soul
You’ll set their spirit free.

Lord, make my life a burning bush,
A place where You can shine,
To lift the Name of Jesus high
And show Your grace divine.

Christina Joy Hommes

Doing What I Know

Lord, help me do the things I know
To live like Jesus would –
The things You teach me in Your Word
Are holy, right, and good.

I want to build my life each day
On solid rock, not sand,
So when life’s troubles come like storms
My faith will firmly stand.

Your Word reveals what I should change –
A mirror for my heart;
I’ll stop and fix the things I see
And do the work You start.

I won’t just hear the things You say,
I’ll live them day by day;
Please help me do the things I know,
And bless me, Lord, I pray.

Christina Joy Hommes

Praise From the Heart

Lord, from the fullness of a heart
That’s seen Your love anew
I lift a song of joyful praise
For all I’ve seen You do

Lord, from the fullness of a heart
That overflows today
With all the goodness of Your care
That keeps me in the way

Lord, from the fullness of a heart
That knows Your mighty Name
With all the glory of Your grace
This child of Yours can claim

Lord, from the fullness of a heart
That knows the joy you bring
Accept this song of loving praise
For You my God and King

Christina Joy Hommes

God’s Answers

I’m thankful for the times the Lord
Has told me “Yes, but wait.”
His wisdom knows what’s best for me
And never shows up late.

I’m thankful for the times He’s said
A firm but loving, “No.”
How could I doubt His loving heart
When Jesus loves me so?

I’m thankful for the many times
The Lord has told me, “Yes.”
He loves to give the things I ask
And show His faithfulness.

I’m thankful for the promise true
That I can always pray
And trust the Lord will hear and do
What’s best for me today.

Christina Joy Hommes

You Came for Me

Lord Jesus, in your mercy
You came to earth for me;
You left your perfect splendor
With all your majesty.

You took a human body,
Felt hunger, cold, and pain,
Were hated and rejected,
And felt temptation’s strain.

Yet all the time you bore it
Without the least complaint –
No sinful thoughts or motives
Broke through your self restraint.

Your words were true and gracious,
Your actions good and right,
You always served the Father –
A bright and shining light.

Though pure you took my burden
Of sinful guilt and shame –
Condemned to die though perfect
While sinners mocked your Name.

You gave Your life to save me
And shed Your blood for me;
Though I deserved the treatment,
You took it willingly.

Then, when your work was finished,
You bowed your head and died;
They sealed the tomb and guarded
Your body crucified.

The story wasn’t over –
That Sunday you arose
Triumphant in your conquest
That crushed our darkest foes.

The strength of sin was broken,
Death died in infamy,
The devil was defeated,
My guilty heart set free.

You wore my sin and sorrow
So I could wear your crown,
Your righteousness now clothes me
And nothing weighs me down.

What boundless grace and mercy
Would send you all this way
And set your love upon me
To wash my sins away?

I know I can’t explain it,
No songs can tell the whole,
But how I love and praise you
With all my heart and soul!

Christina Joy Hommes

For Blessings So Abundant

For grace that’s all sufficient
For mercy ever new
For love that’s everlasting
I lift my heart to You

For truth that never changes
For peace that reigns within
For guidance from Your Spirit
For pardon for my sin

For blessings so abundant
For sleep and daily bread
For promises enduring
For paths where I’ve been led

For giving me Your favor
For making me a place
For Jesus and salvation
For purpose in life’s race

For lasting joy and gladness
For all of this and more
For loving me, dear Father,
I praise You evermore

Christina Joy Hommes

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