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More love to Thee, O Lord,
More love to Thee!
Hear Thou the prayer I make
On bended knee;
This is my earnest plea:
More love, O Lord, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
More love to Thee!
Hear Thou the prayer I make
On bended knee;
This is my earnest plea:
More love, O Lord, 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 Lord, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
Sought peace and rest;
Now Thee alone I seek,
Give what is best;
This all my prayer shall be:
More love, O Lord, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
3
Let sorrow do its work,
Send grief and pain;
Sweet are Thy messengers,
Sweet their refrain,
When they can sing with me,
More love, O Lord, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
Send grief and pain;
Sweet are Thy messengers,
Sweet their refrain,
When they can sing with me,
More love, O Lord, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
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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 Lord, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
Whisper Thy praise;
This be the parting cry
My heart shall raise;
This still its prayer shall be:
More love, O Lord, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
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Oceanside, NY, United States
More love to Thee oh Jesus Christ.
Catford, London, United Kingdom
More love to thee o Lord!!! The Grace to crave for the heavenly things give unto us oh Lord in Jesus Mighty Name Amen. Open our eyes of understanding to behold great things out of Your law. That Christ will increase in us and we shall decrease in Jesus name. More of YOU oh my God!!! Thanks for uploading this song and God bless you all. Peace!!!
Boston, CA, United States
I love that I can tell the Lord, "Cause me to give more love to You." I can confess that my heart often wavers, repent that I love other things, and simply turn to Him! Especially the line "on bended knee" reminds me that I need such a desperation to love the Lord with more love. He knows my true heart, and I simply come to Him as I am!
Manchester, CT, United States
When life gives you a U-turn and there is no hope to look up to, remember that God does not forget His children. He continues to love us.
London, England, United Kingdom
Love works when nothing else will. Oh Lord give us grace to love You more and more all the days of our lives in Jesus Name. Hear our prayers oh Lord in Jesus Name. Thanks for uploading this song and God bless you all. Shalom!!!
Wellington, New Zealand
I have sung this song so many times in the last few days. It surely has stirred up in me a love for the Lord. I got to know of this hymn through reading a ministry book of Witness Lee, he shared, "We need to love the Lord more, and we need to help others to love and seek the Lord more. Then the Holy Spirit will have the ground in us to bring us on and to apply to us everything that God has accomplished for His eternal purpose."
Lord we praise You and ask, "More love to Thee."
Denton, TX, United States
What a beautiful, encouraging testimony of Prentiss! In such stage of grief and agony, yet she could sing " More Love to Thee!" Oh, how much we need to love Him More even when we are going through the valley of shadow of death! Hallelujah! Christ is still the Victor!
Detroit, MI, United States
Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (1818-1878) came from a Godly home. Her father, Edward Payson, was a brilliant Bible teacher and a loving father. Her husband, a gifted Presbyterian minister later became a seminary professor. But despite her many blessings, Prentiss' life was not easy. She suffered from severe headaches and chronic insomnia. One of her children suddenly died, and a short time later a 2nd child died. At this, Prentiss cried in anguish, "Our home is broken up, our lives wrecked, our hopes shattered, our dreams dissolved. I don't think I can stand living for another moment."
In her room with a Bible and hymnal in hand, she sought comfort. She stopped at Sarah Adams' hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee" and read it several times. As she prayed, words came to her: "More Love to Thee, O Christ." - Great Songs of Faith by Brown & Norton
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The original says "O Christ" instead of "O Lord" throughout. Other than that this is the complete original hymn. Many hymnals leave out stanza 3, and some change stanza 3 to not allude to death.