Joy of Heaven: Prayers of the Revivals
“Let me fall again to prayer and praise.”
Covering a span from the early 1700s to the early 1900s, Joy of Heaven captures prayers from dedicated believers who lived out their faith in a rapidly changing world. In the midst of upheaval there also came a spirit of revival, particularly during the times we call the First and Second Great Awakenings. The early evangelicals prioritized holy living, seeking God in his word, and sharing their faith. Their prayers are arranged by topic and time―whether praise or petition, morning or evening―so that your prayer life can be interwoven with the rich tapestry of prayers of faithful Christians from the past. By praying along with Amy Carmichael, Charles and Susannah Spurgeon, Jonathan Edwards, John and Charles Wesley, and many others, we learn from those who came before us and build a stronger connection with our heritage—as well as to the Lord who spans the centuries.
Praise for Joy of Heaven
The various revivals from this era contain rich models for prayer, for one of the great hallmarks of all genuine revival is prayer. May the Lord Jesus use this book of prayers to both stimulate a deep-seated hunger for revival and even, in his grace and mercy, be a vehicle for another great awakening.
—Michael A. G. Haykin, professor of church history and biblical spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
These prayers are a breath of fresh air—a wake-up call for Christians asleep at the wheel. They disrupt our self-centered quest for a smooth and easy ride by taking us to the wild edges of the Spirit’s work among previous generations. May these prayers expand your vision as they have mine and enliven our collective desire for revival!
—Carmen Joy Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, Talbot School of Theology
More and more evangelicals are realizing that Jesus gave the disciples the Lord’s Prayer as a guide for prayer, and therefore that they can be guided and inspired by the prayers of great evangelical souls. This book will be a wonderful resource for evangelicals wanting to pray the ways of Edwards and the Wesleys and other evangelical leaders.
—Gerald McDermott, author of A New History of Redemption and Deep Anglicanism
Those who yearn for a closer relationship with God, who long for renewal and reformation in the church, and whose hearts break for those who don’t know these consolations, benefits, and joys, will want to spend serious time in this collection of prayers.
—Douglas A. Sweeney, dean and professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School
Prayers of the Church
The Prayers of the Church series gathers the legacy of faith and wisdom from across the Christian tradition to help readers grow into godliness. Each volume focuses on a different tradition or historical era, bringing spiritual riches from across history and the global church to new readers today.
- Introduction
- We Commit Ourselves to Your Service
- Change Our Hearts
- Guide and Shape Us Daily
- We Depend on Your Grace and Mercy
- Deliver Us from Evil
- We Cling to You in Tears and Trouble
- We Seek Your Presence
- Wake Us and Revive Us
- Set Our Hearts on Things Above
- Your Will Be Done
- Let Us Hear Your Voice and Truth
- We Want to Be Holy
- Help Us to Trust You in Faith
- Keep Us in Your Word
- Teach Us to Pray
- Give Us Peace and Your Spirit
- We Lift Our Families and Young Ones to You
- We Pray for Others
- We Start the Day with You
- We End the Day with You
- We Worship and Praise You Today
- We Look to You at the End of This Journey
List of Authors
- Benjamin Allen
- Richard Allen
- Francis Asbury
- Clara Lucas Balfour
- Catherine Booth
- Evangeline Booth
- Amy Carmichael
- Thomas Chalmers
- Penelope Coke
- Theodore Ledyard Cuyler
- Jonathan Edwards
- Andrew Fuller
- James Gilmour
- Alexander Viets Griswold
- T. D. Harford-Battersby
- David Livingstone
- Alexander Maclaren
- Robert Murray M’Cheyne
- Charles McIlvaine
- Aimee Semple McPherson
- F. B. Meyer
- D. L. Moody
- Handley Moule
- George Müller
- Andrew Murray
- John Newton
- Phoebe Palmer
- Joseph Parker
- William Swan Plumer
- William Henry Ridley
- Hester Ann Roe Rogers
- Charles Simeon and Benjamin Jenks
- A. B. Simpson
- Sadhu Sundar Singh
- Charles Spurgeon
- Susannah Spurgeon
- Maria W. Stewart
- C. T. Studd
- T. De Witt Talmage
- Henry Thornton
- Lucy Thurston
- R. A. Torrey
- Sojourner Truth
- Stephen Tyng
- Henry Venn
- Charles Wesley
- John Wesley
- B. F. Westcott
- George Whitefield
- William Wilberforce
- George Williams
- Title: Joy of Heaven: Prayers of the Revivals
- Series: Prayers of the Church
- Editor: Robert Elmer
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2026
- Pages: 304
- Format: Logos Digital, Hardcover
- Trim Size: 5x8
- ISBN: 9781683598626
Robert Elmer is editor of Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans and other volumes in the Prayers of the Church series. He has written more than fifty books of Christian fiction, devotion, and apologetics. He and his family live in Lynden, Washington.