More Like Jesus

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I want to be more like Jesus And follow him day by day

Author: J. M. Stillman
Tune: [I want to be more like Jesus] (Stillman)
Published in 55 hymnals

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1 I want to be more like Jesus,
And follow Him day by day;
I want to be true and faithful,
And ev'ry command obey.

Refrain:
More and more like Jesus,
I would ever be; (I ever would be;)
More and more like Jesus,
My Savior who died for me.

2 I want to be kind and gentle,
To those who are in distress;
To comfort the brokenhearted,
With sweet words of tenderness. [Refrain]

3 I want to be meek and lowly,
Like Jesus, our Friend and King;
I want to be strong and earnest,
And souls to the Savior bring. [Refrain]

4 I want to be pure and holy,
As pure as the crystal snow;
I want to love Jesus dearly,
For Jesus loves me, I know. [Refrain]

Source: The New Praiseworthy: for the Church and Sunday School #113

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Author: J. M. Stillman

JAIRUS MAXSON STILLMAN, Mus. Doc., Professor of Music in Milton College. As a composer he has had many valuable contributions, especially to sacred music, but, while his work in that direction has been most important, his labors have been more especially directed to the educational side of the art. For the past fifteen years, with brief interruptions, he has filled his present collegiate chair, and his work prior to the acceptance of this position was most active, varied and successful. Mr. STILLMAN was born February 20, 1834, in Alfred, Allegany Co., N.Y., the third in order of birth of the six children of Maxson and Lydia (CHAPMAN) STILLMAN. His father, a tenor singer of talent, had not only for many years led the choir of the large c… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I want to be more like Jesus And follow him day by day
Title:	More Like Jesus
Author:	J. M. Stillman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	More and more like Jesus, I would ever be
Copyright:	Public Domain