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.

Philip Bliss, 1873
Read Ephesians 4:17-24

“More Holiness Give Me” appears in some hymnals as “My Prayer.” It’s a fitting title and an even more fitting desire. Take some time to read carefully through each request. How much different would we be, would our churches be if we prayed for those things? More zeal, more purity, more meekness. Let us strive to make this our prayer.