Hymns

More Love to Thee

Words: Elizabeth Prentiss · Music: William H. Doane · 1856

Verse 1
More love to thee, O Christ,
more love to thee!
Hear thou the prayer I make
on bended knee.
This is my earnest plea:
more love, O Christ, to thee;
more love to thee,
more love to thee!

Verse 2
Once earthly joy I craved,
sought peace and rest;
now thee alone I seek;
give what is best.
This all my prayer shall be:
more love, O Christ, to thee;
more love to thee,
more love to thee!

Verse 3
Let sorrow do its work,
come grief and pain;
sweet are thy messengers,
sweet their refrain,
when they can sing with me:
more love, O Christ, to thee;
more love to thee,
more love to thee!

Verse 4
Then shall my latest breath
whisper thy praise;
this be the parting cry
my heart shall raise;
this still its prayer shall be:
more love, O Christ, to thee;
more love to thee,
more love to thee!

Words: Elizabeth Prentiss, 1856 | Music: William H. Doane, 1870

Deuteronomy 6; Psalm 146; Luke 10; Romans 5; 1 Corinthians 6; James 1; 1 Peter 4; 1 John 2

Death · Jesus, Adoration of · Love · Prayer · Suffering