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Christ in Song 332

More Love to Thee

Words: Mrs. E. PrentissMusic: W. H. DoaneTune: More Love6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4.

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1More 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!

2Once 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!

3Let sorrow do its work, Send 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!

4Then 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!

Also sung to
More Love To Thee (SDA Hymnal #458)
Meter
6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4.
Scripture
1 Corinthians 16:22

The verse

Meter
36 · the hymnal prints 6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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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!//˘/˘///˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘///˘/36A

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!//˘/˘///˘///˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘///˘/36A

Verse 3

Let sorrow do its work,//˘˘˘/6A
Send grief and pain;//˘/4B
Sweet are thy messengers,/˘//˘˘6C
Sweet their refrain,/˘˘/4B
When they can sing with me,/˘˘/˘˘6D
More love, O Christ, to thee,//˘/˘/6D
More love to thee!//˘/4D

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!/˘˘/˘//˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘///˘/36A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.