Piercing Heaven
Prayers
of the
Puritans
Compiled and Edited
by Robert Elmer
Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans
Copyright 2019 Robert Elmer
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That prayer is most likely to pierce heaven
which first pierces one’s own heart.
Thomas Watson
(1620–1686)
Our Lord’s prayer · Prepare me to seek you
No hope without Christ’s righteousness · The commander and hearer of prayer · A cry for renewing grace · I thirst for grace in Christ · Give me Jesus · Renew me in grace · Is my name written on God’s heart? · Create in me a new heart · Coming to the high priest · Grace for the weary · I will wait for you to lead me · Awake my sleeping heart · Prayer for a new heart · Show me the way from your word, 1 · Show me the way from your word, 2 · A prayer for our children · Show me the way from your word, 3 · To the gardener of my soul · Breathing in grace · Grace to light our lives · Melt our hearts · Give us a nobler mind · How they love each other · Fighting the good fight · Seeking Jesus for yet more grace · Preparing for battle · Come, Holy Spirit · No one speaks like Jesus · Help us to pray · I need the Comforter · Teach me grace · Be pleased with us, in him · My reason employed for your truth · Prayers from George Whitefield’s journal · Asking, receiving
A prayer from one still on the fence · Increase my faith · Venture all for Christ · Give me a heart to believe · Give me faith! · From one degree of faith to the next
Help me through my time of sadness and suffering
When I am sick · Prayer for a dying father · In time of suffering · Is mercy gone? · No sorrow like yours
A prayer for deliverance from the world · A prayer for revival · Search me, Lord · Call my wandering heart home · I am hunted with temptation · Let me not sin against you · I need your protection · I wrestle with sin · Strength to stand under temptation
God stoops to the weak and unworthy · God has married his people · In the beauty of Jesus · The Shepherd of new believers · To the God who bends down to reach us · Sing the song of glory · Enjoying the favor of God · The Father planned it all · Jesus only · The blessed work of the Spirit
Taking hold of God’s promises · Casting my burdens on Jesus · I am comforted with him · Give me a new heart · You have promised goodness · Run to Jesus · Waiting for glory · Come in your all-sufficiency · Looking for the new ...
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About Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans“That prayer is most likely to pierce heaven which first pierces one’s own heart.” For the Puritans, prayer was neither casual nor dull. Their prayers were passionate affairs, from earnestly pleading for mercy to joyful praise. These rich expressions of deep Christian faith are a shining example of holy living. The Puritan combination of warm piety and careful intellect have fueled a renaissance of interest in their movement. This combination is on display in Piercing Heaven, a collection of carefully selected prayers from leading Puritans. The language in these prayers has been slightly updated for a modern audience while retaining the elevated tone of the Puritans. With prayers from Richard Baxter, Thomas Brooks, John Owen, and many more, each entry reminds us that heartfelt prayer is central to the Christian life. |
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