More Love to Thee

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!