Alphabetizing A List Of Links - Click A Link And It's Not Alphabetized Anymore??

I am editing a site, I didn't make it, and I have a list of links created from a mysql db.  I am sending the info from mysql in asc order, but this only works the first time the page comes up.  If you click on a link in the list, it appears to revert back to being ordered by the date entered and stays that way through subsequent clicks.  A point in the right direction on how to make my list stay alphabetized would be very good.