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Text:I Would Be Like Jesus
Author:James Rowe
Tune:SPRING HILL
Composer:Bentley D. Ackley

561. I Would Be Like Jesus

1 Earthly pleasures vainly call me;
I would be like Jesus;
Nothing worldly 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.

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

3 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. [Refrain]

4 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. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Earthly pleasures vainly call me
Title: I Would Be Like Jesus
Author: James Rowe
Refrain First Line: Be like Jesus - this my song
Meter: C.M. with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: Walking with God: Aspiration and Consecration
Tune Information
Name: SPRING HILL
Composer: Bentley D. Ackley
Meter: C.M. with Refrain
Key: G Major



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