More Holiness Give Me

More holiness give me, more strivings within.
More patience in suffering, more sorrow for sin.
More faith in my Savior, more sense of His care.
More joy in His service, more purpose in prayer.

More gratitude give me, more trust in the Lord.
More zeal for His glory, more hope in His Word.
More tears for His sorrows, more pain at His grief.
More meekness in trial, more praise for relief.

More purity give me, more strength to o’ercome,
More freedom from earth-stains, more longings for home.
More fit for the kingdom, more useful I’d be,
More blessèd and holy, more, Savior, like Thee.

Author: Philip Paul Bliss

Year: 1873

This is a well-known gospel hymn written and composed by P. P. Bliss; it first appeared in his Gospel Songs (1874) and was later included in Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs (1875). No significant alternate attributions exist.