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!