Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#311

311. 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; I would be like Jesus
• Title: I Would Be Like Jesus
• Author: James Rowe (1865-1933)
• Refrain First Line: Be like Jesus, this my song, Inthe home and in the throng
• Meter: C.M.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Gospel: Consecration
• Copyright: Copyright 1912 by Hope Publishing Co., © renewed 1940, The Rodeheaver Co. (A Div. of Word, Inc.). All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Tune Information

• Name: [Earthly pleasures vainly call me; I would be like Jesus]
• Composer: B. D. Ackley (1872-1958)
• Meter: C.M.Ref.
• Incipit: 33223 32151 21174
• Key: G Major or modal