Coming together as a church to worship together is an immense privilege. We spend time in worship through studying God’s Word, singing songs to Him, and offering our gifts, among other things.
Covering all these areas with prayer is the best way to prepare for the worship service. We’ll be taking a closer look at several ways to be in prayer for church musicians, whether it is for their Christian walk, their worship preparation, or their unity with one another and the church.
We’ll also explore prayers that church musicians might use while they are leading worship, between or during songs, to help nurture the congregation into an attitude of worship.
Prayer is a powerful tool that needs to be included in preparing for any worship service.
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Prayer for Church Musicians
As we consider our prayer for church musicians, we will do our best to include all the people who help with the worship through song portion of the worship service.
Whether they are using their voice, their proficiency with musical instruments, their leadership, or their technical or administrative skills, it is an honor to pray for them. Worship makes wonderful use of the gift of music with which some people have been blessed.
Some of these will be for people to pray for the church musicians and worship team members, while other prayers will be for them to pray for themselves and other members of the team.
Prayer for Individual Musicians
O Lord,
We read in Psalm 98:4 KJV, “’Make a joyful noise unto the LORD , all the earth: Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.”
We are so thankful for our musicians who make a joyful noise to You, in the house of the Lord! Thank You, Lord, for the musical talent with which You have blessed them.
We pray that You will provide the time and energy they need to use these gifts. Help them be encouraged in the time spent in practice and learning.
We pray that their hearts will glorify and honor You. May they earnestly worship You not only as they play during our worship time, but throughout the week as well. May You be the main focus of their lives.
Please encourage them with time for rest and refreshment. May they find their strength in You.
We also pray that You will bring the whole worship team together in unity. Help them to serve one another and love one another.
We ask all these things in the name of Christ Jesus,
Amen.
Prayer for Worship Leaders
Dear God,
We are thankful for our worship leader! You have given us someone with a heart to lead us in worship, and a desire to serve the church in this way.
We pray for wisdom in selecting the worship songs. There are so many worship style preferences. We pray that You would bless our worship leader with discernment in selecting songs with solid theology that will prepare people’s hearts for worship.
Please guard our worship leader from unjust criticism and from stubborn resistance to needed change. May our worship leader find our congregation prepared to worship the Lord with enthusiasm.
Please equip our worship leader with a strong Christian walk, finding strength and guidance in You.
May it all be for Your glory!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
A Worship Leader’s Prayer Before Worship Preparation
O God,
I come before You today as I prepare for the upcoming worship service. I want to lead the congregation in worship through song that honors You and glorifies You.
As I select the songs for this worship service, I pray for Your guidance. You know everything, Heavenly Father, including what would be the best songs for this service. I pray that I would listen to Your Holy Spirit as I consider each song.
Please bless me with creativity as I prepare the worship order and show me how these elements of worship can inspire and encourage others in their worship of You.
May I not rely on my own ability but instead rely on You, dear Father God.
May the congregation be open to worship You in this worship service, and may we be in unity with one another as we sing to You. I pray that You would help each person put aside their distractions and cares as they lift up their voices. I ask that they would experience God’s power in their lives.
I ask these things in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Prayers for Unity of the Worship Team
Dear Lord God,
I want to thank You for each member of the worship team, from the musicians, to the singers, to the audio and visual techs, to the aspiring musicians, to each person who handles the administrative details of the team. I am grateful for this team.
I pray that You would knit us together as a team. May this be a unified team that is also welcoming to new members. May we have love and appreciation for one another.
As problems arise, I pray that You would give us wisdom on how to approach each conflict. May each person have humility as they consider their role in the issue. Please give me guidance when I need to step in and facilitate reconciliation.
I pray that we would all have the common goal of glorifying You in our worship. May we just be a backdrop for the congregation worshiping You.
Please bring us together in this vision and purpose. May You help me lovingly make corrections when we stray from this goal.
I ask these things in the name of Jesus,
Amen.
Prayer for Church Musician for Personal Preparation
Dear Lord,
Thank You for calling me to serve the church in this way. I am grateful for the opportunity to glorify You in this way.
I pray that I will serve on this worship team with a humble and pure heart. May I not do this for my own glory or purposes, but to honor You.
Prepare my heart with Your Word this week, that my contribution to worship would come from a worshipful heart and attitude.
As other concerns and worries of my own life weigh on my heart, I pray that I would cast my cares upon You, because You care for me (1 Peter 5:7). I pray that I would set them aside and trust them to You as I help lead others in worship.
I love You, Lord! May I honor You today,
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Prayers for Support Members of the Worship Team
Dear Lord,
We thank You for each member of the worship team, from those who are on stage and those that aren’t.
For those who serve by using their audio or visual skills, for those who prepare the worship music or the lyrics, for those who schedule practices or set up the stage, or whatever they do to contribute to the worship service, we give thanks.
They might not be seen often or at all by the congregation, but we could not do what we do without their support. Please help them to be encouraged.
Please protect them from the potential complainers that may appear after one small mistake, one computer glitch, one oversight, in the midst of hundreds of times of everything going right.
May You strengthen their Christian walk, that they would be spending time with You each day. Bless their time of worship as well.
We ask these things in the name of Jesus,
Amen.
Prayers During Worship
Many worship teams and worship leaders incorporate corporate times of prayers before, during, or after the songs. These sample prayers can serve as a template for one of these prayers. Be sure to pray about it and personalize it to the worship setting.
If this isn’t in the usual routine for your church, talk it over with the church leadership or other church leaders, including the pastor. It can be a good addition, but it might not be wise for it to be an unexpected addition.
It’s also good to keep in mind that you are not there to preach the sermon. It’s best to lean towards a short prayer time during this part of the service.
Prayer for the Congregation
Dear Lord,
Thank You for bringing us together to worship You today! We are so excited to be here in the house of the Lord to worship You with these songs, with our gifts, with our study of Your Word.
We pray that You would open our hearts in worship today. May You touch our hearts as we lift up our voices to You.
May Your Holy Spirit move among us during this service today, that we would hear what You have to say to us. Change us and transform us according to Your perfect will.
We ask all these things in Jesus’ Name,
Amen.
Prayer for A Spirit of Worship
Dear God,
We come before You to worship You! You are worthy of our praise. We pray that our songs honor You today.
May we set aside our distractions and concerns, and focus on You and Your glory right now. May we feel Your presence today, and find our joy and peace in You.
We pray for those of us who are weighed down with our problems, with our worries about other people, and ask that You would refresh them in this time of worship. Give them relief.
We love You! In the mighty name of Jesus,
Amen.
Prayer for Responding to the Spirit
Dear Lord,
We thank You that You are here today! We come here to worship You together. Thank You that You are always with us.
We pray that we will listen to You today in worship, as You minister to our hearts. Please hear our words of worship and praise and be glorified in them today. Help us as we study the Word of God through the message.
Open our hearts to Your leading to live a life that glorifies You all week long.
In the great name of Jesus, Amen.
Church musicians, worship music leaders, singers, and all the people who help facilitate the worship service are such a blessing to the entire congregation of people. We can bless them by praying for them throughout the week.
Those who serve in this way can bless the congregation by praying over their preparation and worship time.
Additionally, worship time can be enhanced by prayer before, during, or after the songs. Our righteous God will hear our prayers as we lift up these favorite prayers for this beautiful music ministry.
In prayer, we trust God with what we need. Let’s be praying for each other at church, whether we are a church musician, a member of the congregation, a worship leader, or anyone else who has come together for worship. We can be praying against the biggest struggles leaders face.
Genuine worship is a priority to our awesome Father. We are reminded in Ephesians 5:18-19, “Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.”
Let’s be filled with the Spirit as we lift our voices up to the Lord!
If you liked Prayer for Church Musicians, you may also like Prayer for Church Leaders, Opening Prayers for Bible Study, and Prayer Points for Church Service. Also check out 31 Scriptures to Pray for Your Pastor. 9 Ideas for Prayers for Tithes and Offerings can be helpful as well.