{"slug": "more-love-to-thee", "title": "More Love to Thee", "first_line": "More love to Thee, O Christ; More love to", "author": "elizabeth-payson-prentis", "author_date": "1870", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Atonement", "Brevity of Life", "Calmness", "Christian Life"], "scripture": ["2 Corinthians 5:7", "John 1:29", "Hebrews 12:2-3", "Ephesians 3:12"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:228; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1870).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "more_love_to_thee_o_christ", "total_instances": 912}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "More love to Thee, O Christ; More love to Thee; Hear Thou the pray'r I make On bend -- ed knee; This is my ear -- nest plea, More love, O Christ, to Thee, More love to Thee; More love to Thee.", "prose": ["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."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Once earth -- ly joy I craved, Sought peace and rest; Now thee a -- lone 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.", "prose": ["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."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Then shall my lat -- est breath, Whis -- per Thy praise, This be the part -- ing 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.", "prose": ["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."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}