DESIRE (Smart)

Composer: Henry Thomas Smart

Henry Smart (b. Marylebone, London, England, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, 1879), a capable composer of church music who wrote some very fine hymn tunes (REGENT SQUARE, 354, is the best-known). Smart gave up a career in the legal profession for one in music. Although largely self taught, he became proficient in organ playing and composition, and he was a music teacher and critic. Organist in a number of London churches, including St. Luke's, Old Street (1844-1864), and St. Pancras (1864-1869), Smart was famous for his extemporiza­tions and for his accompaniment of congregational singing. He became completely blind at the age of fifty-two, but his remarkable memory enabled him to continue playing the organ. Fascinated by organs as a youth… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: DESIRE (Smart)
Composer: Henry Thomas Smart
Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4
Incipit: 11432 51223 33456
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

More Love to Thee

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!

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Jesús es mi pastor, Conmigo está

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Instances

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Himnario provisional con los cánticos #157

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The Choral Hymnal #186

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The Church Hymnal #654a

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #180b

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