More love to Thee, O Lord

Let's simply to desire to keep loving Christ no matter what may come our way. If it pleases the Lord to send suffering our way to test or try our faith, we should ask God to remain faithful to him, knowing that all things work together for good to them that love God and are called according to his purpose. More love to thee, O Lord.

Steve Miller Sept 21, 2013 quotes: „But despite her many blessings, Prentiss' life was not easy. She suffered from severe headaches and chronic insomnia. One of her children suddenly died, and a short time later a 2nd child died. At this, Prentiss cried in anguish, "Our home is broken up, our lives wrecked, our hopes shattered, our dreams dissolved. I don't think I can stand living for another moment." Her hymn indicates she learnt to live with, to accept God’s ways, how difficult they are to understand, and trust Him all the more.

On Feb 27, 2020 He adds his own thought: „This is a beautiful hymn, but I think stanza 3 line 2 is too much. We should not pray for the Lord to send us grief and pain. Nor should we pray things that we don't really mean. ”

Here is the beginning of the third stanza:

“Let sorrow do its work,

Send grief and pain; (other, original(? ), come grief and pain;

Sweet are Thy messengers, …. ”

Eno-Obong Udo April 11, 2020 “Dear STEVE Miller, that stanza 3 is very important and it's an integral part of our Christian walk here on the earth. Christ said ‘in this world there would be tribulation’". He didn't say to always pray against... but to live in peace inspite of it. Evil is bound to happen…. ”

Hannah, May 4, 2020 responds in a similar vein “Christians are refined by trials of various sorts…. ”

Both responses talk about a Biblical truth, but neither one is an answer to Steve’s statement.

Steve finds it wrong, to ask for grief and pain. And it is wrong. It smacks of arrogance, self-deceit or even hubris. Prentiss is not, I am sure, a masochist (glutton for punishment). ”Punish me some more, I can take, it is good for me! ” As we saw above, she couldn’t take it.

Line 2 ends with a semicolon and not with an exclamation mark that normally follows an imperative (command form). Line 1 cannot be separated from line 2. Of course, there is great sorrow accompanying the grief and pain caused by the loss of a child and then a second one. Prentiss is not asking for more grief and pain, she is saying in a shortened form, caused by the demands of metric considerations: “Let sorrow do its work” (sorrow is needed for overcoming and healing), NO MATTER, YOU “send grief and pain; ” This is similar to: Let the game take place, NO MATTER, come rain, come shine. Nobody would be so foolish to mistake these two “come” for an imperative, there is no exclamation mark.

Stanza 3 is a sound biblical mystery. I think that was what Paul was writing about in 2 Cor 12: 7–10, Phil. 3: 10. The spirit of those verses forbids us from praying against sorrow, rather it gives us the victory over it and the blessings of it.

If we suffer with Him, we shall also reign with Him.

Amen and I agree, Mr. Eno-Obong Udo.

Christians are refined by trials of various sorts, if we are faithful in them by the grace of God. No trials, little progress. But with many trials, there is opportunity for much growth to become Christ-like! If we truly want to be made more like Christ (who loved and obeyed the Father to the fullest degree, that is perfectly) we can pray for refinement. Refinement comes through hardship- the crucifying of the flesh. May we also pray humbly for the grace to endure well.

I question, "What is love?" One definition might be to seek the highest good of another with no thought to one's self. Is Christ not glorified when we suffer well in His name? Is it not in the midst of trials and testings and adversity when we can reflect Christ the most? Love is laying one's own life down for another. As Christians, we must lay our own selfish desires, comforts, expectations down in our loyalty to Christ and Father and Holy Spirit.

"Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered." Hebrews 5:8 (NASB)

May we learn obedience too, from the things which we suffer. "Send what will enable me to love You more, LORD."

More love to Christ!

Dear STEVE Miller, that stanza 3 is very important and it's an integral part of our Christian walk here on the earth.

Christ said "in this world there would be tribulation". He didn't say to always pray against... but to live in peace inspite of it. Evil is bound to happen.

Difficulties and tribulations produces character and character produces perseverance and perseverance strengthens our hope. And whoever has this hope will not be disappointed.

So let sorrow do its work.

Amen

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 Lord, to Thee,

More love to Thee,

More love to Thee!

This is a beautiful hymn, but I think stanza 3 line 2 is too much. We should not pray for the Lord to send us grief and pain. Nor should we pray things that we don't really mean.

This all my prayer shall be, more love oh Lord to Thee. I love You Lord Jesus!

“I will give you my loves” – S. of S. 7:12. The bride gives love upon love to the Beloved Christ both in her hidden private fellowship with Him, and in her union with Him in activities of public service to sinners in the field, seekers in the vineyards and discouraged ones in the wilderness. Inwardly and outwardly, her desire is more loves to Him!

This still its prayer shall be:

More love, O Lord, to Thee,