"I Would Be Like Jesus"

Earthly pleasures vainly call me;
I would be like Jesus;
Nothing worldy shall enthrall me;
I would be like Jesus.

Refrain
Be like Jesus this my song,
In the home and in the throng;
Be like Jesus, all day long!
I would be like Jesus.

He has broken every fetter,
I would be like Jesus;
That my soul may serve Him better,
I would be like Jesus.

All the way from earth to glory,
I would be like Jesus;
Telling o’er and o’er the story,
I would be like Jesus.

That in heaven He may meet me,
I would be like Jesus;
That His words, “Well done,” may greet me,
I would be like Jesus.

- James Rowe, 1865-1933

Copyright 1912 by E. O. Excell. © Renewed 1940 by The Rodeheaver Co. Used by permission.

Copied from “Worship In Song” Copyright © 1972 by Lillenas Publishing Company
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“Like our Lord, we have been called to have the spirit of a servant, spending and being spent, meeting the needs of others. But we cannot develop a Christ-like life merely on the basis of religious activity or even an accumulation of biblical knowledge, as important as knowledge and sound doctrine are to Christian living. Rather, spiritual maturity - Christ-like living - is the result of an implicit obedience to God’s will for our lives, even as our Lord was always obedient to the will of His Father.”

Copied from “Amazing Grace - 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions” by Kenneth W. Osbeck © 1990 by Kregel Publications
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