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More Love to Thee, O Christ
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! 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! 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! 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 P. Prentiss, 1869
MUSIC: William H. Doane, 1870
Scripture: Philippians 1
Theme: Grief; Hope; Jesus Christ: Love For; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace: Prayer, Trust, Hope