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.
For Blessings So Abundant
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
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
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
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, 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
Stirred Up
Stirred Up
Lord, stir my soul from deep within,
Reveal what’s good and cleanse from sin;
Renew my soul to long for You
And hunger for the Scriptures, too.
Revive my spirit with Your grace
To daily run my Christian race,
To learn and do Your will for me
And serve You with humility.
Incline my mind and heart, I pray,
To seek the things above each day
That I might scorn the devil’s lies
And win with joy the lasting prize.
Restore my joy in what You’ve done
In giving us Your only Son;
Ignite a passion to declare
The gospel news with faith and prayer.
Awake my heart to sing Your praise
And worship You through all my days
That, by Your Spirit, Christ may shine
Forever through this life of mine.
Bring truth to mind and help me see
The goodness of Your love for me
That by Your grace my soul might be
Stirred up to live in victory.
Christina Joy Hommes
New Year Praise
New Year Praise
I’m looking back on all the things
You’ve done for me this year,
And, Lord, I’m overwhelmed with awe
At grace so real and dear.
Who’d ever think of all the things
You ordered just for me?
And only You are able, Lord,
To work so perfectly.
Though words can’t say the thanks I owe,
I’ll praise You just the same,
And by my actions seek to show
How much I love Your Name.
You never change, You’re always good,
So in the coming year
With eager heart I’ll watch for things
That show You’re always near.
With steadfast hope and strengthened faith
I’ll trust You day by day;
With guiding love and righteous grace
Please keep me in Your way.
Christina Joy Hommes
With Thankful Hearts
With Thankful Hearts
With thankful hearts we look above
And see You on Your throne,
We glorify Your mighty Name
And worship You alone.
With thankful hearts we’re looking back
At all the things You’ve done,
We stop to see Your mighty works
And praise them one by one.
With thankful hearts we look around
At blessings from above –
Provision, guidance, answered prayer –
That show Your constant love.
With thankful hearts we look ahead
With hope and trust in You
That what You’ve been You’ll always be
And as You’ve done You’ll do.
With thankful hearts we look to You
And lift our hands in praise
For all Your care and character
That guide and bless our days.
Christina Joy Hommes
My Prayer for You
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 offered up praise to the Father
And lovingly thanked Him for you,
I asked Him to load you with blessings
And crown you with favor anew.
Christina Joy Hommes
Coming Boldly (Hebrews 4:14-16)
Coming Boldly
(Hebrews 4:14-16)
Lord, help me come with boldness
To seek Your throne for grace.
You know how much I need You
And long to see Your face.
I boldly ask for mercy
For Christ my Savior’s sake
Who faced the same temptations
Yet stood and didn’t break.
He sits with You in glory
A sympathetic King
Who makes us sinners worthy
To ask for anything.
Lord God, in humble boldness
I come before Your throne
And ask for help and power
To love and make You known.
Christina Joy Hommes