More Love to Thee
MORE LOVE TO THEE10.10.12.8
Words: Elizabeth Payson PrentisMusic: MORE LOVE TO THEE, William Howard Doane, 1870
Practice player: melody only, played by your browser. The intro is the closing line of the tune, as many churches play it. Melody from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain).
Words
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.
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.
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.
Scripture
The Bible passages this hymn draws on, in the King James Version.
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
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