diff --git a/lib/rebel/sql.rb b/lib/rebel/sql.rb
index 40cf33e..0aa81e2 100644
--- a/lib/rebel/sql.rb
+++ b/lib/rebel/sql.rb
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ module Rebel::SQL
     exec(Rebel::SQL.drop_table(table_name))
   end
 
-  def select(*fields, from: nil, where: nil, inner: nil, left: nil, right: nil, order_by: nil, limit: nil)
+  def select(*fields, from: nil, where: nil, inner: nil, left: nil, right: nil, order: nil, limit: nil)
     exec(Rebel::SQL.select(*fields,
                            from: from,
                            where: where,
                            inner: inner,
                            left: left,
                            right: right,
-                           order_by: order_by,
+                           order: order,
                            limit: limit))
   end
 
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ module Rebel::SQL
     Rebel::SQL.outer_join(table, on: on)
   end
 
+  def by(*clause)
+    Rebel::SQL.by(clause)
+  end
+
   class Raw < String
     def wants_parens!
       @wants_parens = true
@@ -143,6 +147,18 @@ module Rebel::SQL
     def like(n)
       Raw.new("#{self} LIKE #{Rebel::SQL.value(n)}")
     end
+
+    def asc
+      Raw.new("#{self} ASC")
+    end
+
+    def desc
+      Raw.new("#{self} DESC")
+    end
+
+    def by(*clause)
+      Raw.new(Rebel::SQL.list(self, Rebel::SQL.names(*clause)))
+    end
   end
 
   @identifier_quote = '"'
@@ -180,14 +196,14 @@ module Rebel::SQL
       SQL
     end
 
-    def select(*fields, from: nil, where: nil, inner: nil, left: nil, right: nil, order_by: nil, limit: nil)
+    def select(*fields, from: nil, where: nil, inner: nil, left: nil, right: nil, order: nil, limit: nil)
       <<-SQL
       SELECT #{names(*fields)} FROM #{name(from)}
       #{inner?(inner)}
       #{left?(left)}
       #{right?(right)}
       #{where?(where)}
-      #{order_by?(order_by)}
+      #{order?(order)}
       #{limit?(limit)};
       SQL
     end
@@ -259,6 +275,11 @@ module Rebel::SQL
       raw(right? outer_join(table, on: on))
     end
 
+    def by(clause)
+      raw("BY #{names(*clause)}")
+    end
+
+
     ## Support
 
     def name(name)
@@ -308,26 +329,10 @@ module Rebel::SQL
       "#{name_or_value(l)} = #{name_or_value(r)}"
     end
 
-    def order(l, r)
-      "#{name(l)} #{value(raw(r.to_s))}"
-    end
-
     def assign_clause(clause)
       list(clause.map { |k, v| equal(k, v) })
     end
 
-    def order_by_clause(clause)
-      case clause
-      when Symbol, String
-        order_by_clause(name(clause) => nil)
-      when Hash
-        list(clause.map { |k, v| order(k, v) })
-      when Array
-        list(clause.map { |c| order_by_clause(c) })
-      else raise NotImplementedError, clause.class
-      end
-    end
-
     def clause_term(left, right)
       case right
       when Array
@@ -365,8 +370,8 @@ module Rebel::SQL
       join ? "RIGHT #{join}" : nil
     end
 
-    def order_by?(*clause)
-      clause.any? ? "ORDER BY #{order_by_clause(*clause)}" : nil
+    def order?(clause)
+      clause ? "ORDER #{clause}" : nil
     end
 
     def limit?(count)
diff --git a/test/test_exec.rb b/test/test_exec.rb
index 66fb0f1..1b95d06 100644
--- a/test/test_exec.rb
+++ b/test/test_exec.rb
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ class TestExec < Minitest::Test
     insert_into :foo, id: 1, value: '2', col: 'whatevs'
     insert_into :foo, id: 2, value: '2', col: 'something'
     insert_into :foo, id: 3, value: '1', col: 'else'
-    assert_equal(select(:id, from: :foo, order_by: :col), [[3], [2], [1]])
-    assert_equal(select(:id, from: :foo, order_by: {id: :desc}), [[3], [2], [1]])
-    assert_equal(select(:id, from: :foo, order_by: [value: :asc, id: :asc]), [[3], [1], [2]])
+    assert_equal(select(:id, from: :foo, order: by(:id).desc), [[3], [2], [1]])
+    assert_equal(select(:id, from: :foo, order: by(:value, :id).asc), [[3], [1], [2]])
+    assert_equal(select(:id, from: :foo, order: by(:value).asc.by(:id).desc), [[3], [2], [1]])
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_raw.rb b/test/test_raw.rb
index d28f7a9..6ad1a1d 100644
--- a/test/test_raw.rb
+++ b/test/test_raw.rb
@@ -96,4 +96,18 @@ class TestRaw < Minitest::Test
     assert_str_equal(Rebel::SQL.value(DateTime.new(2016, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59)), "'2016-12-31T23:59:59+00:00'")
     assert_str_equal(Rebel::SQL.value(nil), 'NULL')
   end
+
+  def test_asc
+    assert_str_equal(Rebel::SQL.raw("'FOO'").asc, "'FOO' ASC")
+  end
+
+  def test_desc
+    assert_str_equal(Rebel::SQL.raw("'FOO'").desc, "'FOO' DESC")
+  end
+
+  def test_by
+    assert_str_equal(Rebel::SQL.by(:foo), 'BY "foo"')
+    assert_str_equal(Rebel::SQL.by(:foo).desc, 'BY "foo" DESC')
+    assert_str_equal(Rebel::SQL.by(:foo).desc.by(:bar).asc, 'BY "foo" DESC, "bar" ASC')
+  end
 end