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The Open Hymnal · No. 108 · Words: Elizabeth Payson Prentiss · Tune: More Love to Thee
More Love to Thee
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Elizabeth Payson Prentiss in 1856 as a private poem and later set to music by William Howard Doane in 1870, this hymn expresses a heartfelt, earnest prayer for ever-deepening love and devotion to Christ.
Verse 1
More love to Thee, O Christ;
More love to Thee;
Hear Thou the pray'r 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 pray'r shall be,
More love, O Christ, to Thee,
More love to Thee;
More love to Thee.
Verse 3
Then shall my latest breath,
Whisper Thy praise,
This be the parting cry My heart shall raise;
This still its pray'r shall be,
More love, O Christ, to Thee,
More love to Thee;
More love to Thee.
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