OH TO BE LIKE THEE
1. O! To be like Thee, blessed
Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and
prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s
treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.
Chorus:
O! To be like Thee, O! To be like
Thee,
Blessed Redeemer, pure as Thou
art,
Come in Thy sweetness, come in
Thy fulness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my
heart.
2. O! To be like Thee, full of
compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the
fainting,
Seeking the wand’ring sinner to
find.
3. O! To be like Thee, lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and
brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer, others to save.
4. O to be like Thee, Lord, I am
coming,
Now to receive th’ anointing divine,
All that I am and have I am
bringing,
Lord, from this moment all shall be
Thine.
5. O! To be like Thee, while I am
pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy
love,
Make me a temple meet for Thy
dwelling,
Fit me for life and heaven above.