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SDA Hymnal 458

More Love to Thee

Words: Elizabeth Payson PrentissMusic: William H. DoaneTune: MORE LOVE TO THEE6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4

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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! 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: Sweet are Thy messengers,
More love to Thee! More love to Thee!

3Let sorrow do its work, send grief or pain;
Sweet are Thy messengers, sweet their refrain.
When they can sing with me: This still its prayer shall be:
More love 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! More love to Thee!

Also sung to
More Love (Christ in Song #332)
Meter
6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
Scripture
John 21:15-17; Matthew 22:37; 1 John 4:19

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The verse

Meter
10.10.12.8 · the hymnal prints 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

More love to Thee, O Christ! More love to Thee!//˘/˘///˘/10A
Hear Thou the prayer I make on bended knee.//˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
This is my earnest plea: More love, O Christ, to Thee,˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/12A
More love to Thee! More love to Thee!//˘///˘/8A

Verse 2

Once earthly joy I craved, sought peace and rest;//˘/˘///˘/10A
Now Thee alone I seek, give what is best.//˘/˘//˘˘/10A
This all my prayer shall be: Sweet are Thy messengers,˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘12B
More love to Thee! More love to Thee!//˘///˘/8C

Verse 3

Let sorrow do its work, send grief or pain;//˘˘˘///˘/10A
Sweet are Thy messengers, sweet their refrain./˘//˘˘/˘˘/10A
When they can sing with me: This still its prayer shall be:/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘12B
More love to Thee! More love to Thee!//˘///˘/8B

Verse 4

Then shall my latest breath whisper Thy praise;/˘˘/˘//˘//10A
This be the parting cry my heart shall raise.˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
This still its prayer shall be: More love, O Christ, to Thee,˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/12B
More love to Thee! More love to Thee!//˘///˘/8B

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.