Hymn of the Week #10: "More Holiness Give Me"

Hymn of the Week #10: "More Holiness Give Me"

This week's hymn is a fervent prayer. In "More Holiness Give Me," we plead with the Lord for more patience in suffering, more sorrow for sin, more faith in the Savior, more joy in service, more gratitude, more hope in his word, and more meekness in trial. We will always need more of these godlike qualities, and it is only through sincere prayer (accompanied by faith and obedience) that we can attain them.

There are two contrasting settings of this hymn at singanewsong.org. The first tune comes from The Sacred Harp, a well-known collection of American folk hymns. The tune name is MORNING TRUMPET. It expresses struggle and striving through fervent prayer.
The second tune is emotionally less turbulent and is much more cheerful in tone.This tune is a traditional English melody called JACOB'S LADDER.
For me, these two tunes typify the different types of experiences that I have had in prayer. Sometimes it is a struggle and sometimes it is a great comfort. Which of these tunes resonates best with you?