You help make Hymnary.org possible. More than 10 million people from 200+ countries found hymns, liturgical resources and encouragement on Hymnary.org in 2025, including you. Every visit affirms the global impact of this ministry.
If Hymnary has been meaningful to you this year, would you take a moment today to help sustain it? A gift of any size—paired with a note of encouragement if you wish—directly supports the server costs, research work and curation that keep this resource freely available to the world.
Give securely online today, or mail a check to:
Hymnary.org
Calvin University
3201 Burton Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Thank you for your partnership, and may the hope of Advent fill your heart.
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files
Comments
Give us, O Lord, steadfast hearts
This is a prayer that is interspersed among the hymns in the hymnal "The Worshipping Church." The hymnal attributes it to Thomas à Kempis. If a prayer or reading is interspersed with hymns, it usualy has a number, so we account for its presence and it should go under a category of "Prayers" or "Readings." But if a prayer is in the front or back of the hymnal we don't index it. It looks like prayers can be searched by first line. Readings are not indexed, but it is possible to use Find to search for words or phrases.