As I preached about praying together for two weeks, I needed a closing song that spoke of corporate prayer. Alas, I couldn’t find one. So I took a familiar hymn and wrote new words that gave us an opportunity to commit ourselves to pray together. Here it is:
Have your own way Lord, have your own way
For our neglect please, forgive today
Whiter than snow Lord, wash us just now
As in your presence, humbly we bow
Have your own way Lord, have your own way
Your expectation, we must obey
Mold us and make us, with your grace fill
Grant us desire to, live out your will
Have your own way Lord, have your own way
Help us commit to, corp’rately pray
Rid our excuses, unity bring
Praying together, seeking our King
Have your own way Lord, have your own way
Like those before us, make us to pray
Gath’ring together, Lord may we see
Your awesome power, and your glory
Have your own way Lord, have your own way
No more dead programs, hear us we pray
Fill with your Spirit, no more the same
Work through your people, for your great name
First lines of each verse and third and fourth lines of verse one adapted from the hymn Have Thine Own Way, Lord! by Adelaide A. Pollard. To the same tune by George C. Stebbins, Public Domain. Adaptations and new words by Brian Mikul, © Copyright 2011.
Brian J. Mikul 
Greetings from Wordwise Hymns. Your comments caught my eye this morning because I just posted an article on Adelaide Pollard’s original hymn. Interesting adaptation to your own situation. There are other hymns about (or implying) corporate prayer, though. “What a Friend WE Have in Jesus,” and “Sweet Hour of Prayer (that calls US from a world of care)” are a couple. And I like Fanny Crosby’s “‘Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer,” because it captures something of the spiritual warmth experienced in praying together.
Thanks for your response. I had never thought of “What a Friend” in that way. And interestingly my hymnal has “Sweet Hour of Prayer” completely in the singular (that calls ME from a world of care) – I wonder which way is the original. And I appreciate you sharing the Crosby song – hadn’t heard of that one before. Stopped by your site and bookmarked it. I have written a few similar blogs on hymns.