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.

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

I Love You, Lord

Lord Jesus, You have loved me
As no one else could do –
You came and died to save me
And make me one with You.

You daily guide and help me,
You strengthen me with grace,
You send such loving blessings
That show Your smiling face.

Now I can’t help but love You
My Savior, Friend, and King;
I bring my heart’s devotion
And lift my voice to sing.

I’ll walk with You each moment
And live in such a way
The world can see Your glory
In all I do and say.

For You’re my dearest Treasure,
The One that I adore;
Until the day I see You
I’ll love You more and more.

Christina Joy Hommes

“We love Him, because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19

Cleanse My Heart

Lord, purge the temple of my heart
From all that You despise,
From idols, greed, and selfish pride
That grieve your holy eyes.

As once you purged the temple courts
To cleanse Your house of prayer,
Please cleanse my heart so only You
Will be exalted there.

Cast out the sins I love, I pray,
The sins I do not see,
The sins I cannot seem to shake –
Come do Your work in me.

Drive out whatever takes Your place,
What isn’t pure and true;
Remove distractions and reveal
The things that sadden You.

Then fill my heart with love and peace
With righteousness and light,
And by Your Spirit’s work within
Make Scripture my delight.

Lord, in this temple of my heart
I’ll worship You alone
For You have died to set me free –
My heart will be Your throne.

Christina Joy Hommes

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

My Heart Your Throne

Lord, make my heart a holy place
Devoted all to You,
And by Your Spirit’s strength and grace
My love and zeal renew.

Please help me think like You, I pray,
And make Your precepts clear;
Oh, help me walk with You each day
In humble love and fear.

Reveal Your ways and help me see
The wonders of Your hand;
Exalt Your Word and humble me
To seek and understand.

Lord, I will worship You alone
And praise Your worthy Name,
Please make my heart Your sacred throne
And set my love aflame.

Christina Joy Hommes

O Lord, Restore My Soul

O Lord, who lifts the fallen
And gives the weary rest,
Who heals the broken-hearted
And rescues the oppressed.

Please hear my prayer and help me
In this my time of need
For I’m so weak and weary –
Lord Jesus, intercede.

My hope and expectation
Is in Your grace and love
For You’re so strong and willing
To help me from above.

I’m leaning on Your promise
To give me strength today;
Restore my soul, dear Shepherd,
And keep me in Your way.

Revive Your life within me
And give me joy in You;
I’m waiting, trusting, watching,
Please strengthen and renew.

Christina Joy Hommes

“He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake.” Psalms 23:3

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