(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,
More love to thee!
(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,
More love to thee!
(Verse 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!
(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,
More love to thee!