O to Be Like Thee

O to be like Thee, blessed Redeemer, This is my constant longing and prayer

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm (1897)
Tune: [O to be like Thee! Blessed Redeemer]
Published in 86 hymnals

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1. Oh! 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.

Refrain:
Oh! to be like Thee, oh! to be like Thee,
Blessed Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

2. Oh! 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. Oh! to be like Thee, lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer, others to save.

4. Oh! 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. Oh! 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.

Source: 50 Favorites: and July 2013 index of supplement to Evening Light Songs #34

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm

Thomas O. Chisholm was born in Franklin, Kentucky in 1866. His boyhood was spent on a farm and in teaching district schools. He spent five years as editor of the local paper at Franklin. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 26 and soon after was business manager and office editor of the "Pentecostal Herald" of Louisville, Ky. In 1903 he entered the ministry of the M. E. Church South. His aim in writing was to incorporate as much as Scripture as possible and to avoid flippant or sentimental themes. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)… Go to person page >

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First Line: O to be like Thee, blessed Redeemer, This is my constant longing and prayer
Title: O to Be Like Thee
Author: Thomas O. Chisholm (1897)
Meter: 10.9.10.9 D
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O to be like Thee!
Notes: Spanish translation: See "Salvador mío, como Tú eres" by Honorato Reza
Copyright: Public Domain

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50 Favorites #34

Assembly Songs #198

Christian Hymns III #d271

Christian Hymns #273

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #449

Cliff Barrows Old Favorites #d53

Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories #d183

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Devotional Songs #166

Divine Praise #d123

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Favorite Hymns of Praise #18

Favorites Number 5 #43

Foursquare Hymnal #d222

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Full Gospel Songs #77

Glorious Freedom #84

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Glorious Praise #59

Gospel Songs No. 2 #d114

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Great Hymns of the Faith #316

Great Songs of the Church #d267

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Great Songs of the Church #235

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #624

Great Songs of the Church #175

Hymnal of the Church of God #401

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Hymns for the Family of God #480

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Hymns for the Living Church #333

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Hymns of Faith #402

Hymns of Faith and Life #301

Hymns of Glorious Praise #d287

Hymns of Grace and Glory #d163

Hymns of the Christian Life #231

Hymns of the Christian Life. Rev. ed. #231

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Hymns of the Heart #11

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Light and Life Songs No. 2 #10

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Melodies of Praise #42

New and Old Gospel Songs and Hymns #d106

Popular Hymns No. 3 #d155

Praise and Worship #461

Praise and Worship #461

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #499

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Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #397

Redemption Melodies #d70

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Rejoice Hymns #450

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Revival Hymns and Choruses #376

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Sacred Praise #40

Sacred Selections for the Church #255

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Sing Joyfully #403

Singing Youth #d162

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Songs of Faith and Hope Number 2 #118

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Songs of Help #65

Songs of Perfect Love #54

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Songs of Praise #91

Songs of Praise and Power #d225

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Songs of Sovereign Grace #11

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Songs of the Century #18

Songs Of The Church #408

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Songs of the Sanctuary #198

Songs that Touch the Heart. Vol. 4 #d39

Songs You Love No. 1 #d20

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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #320

Spiritual hymns of worship #d341

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d319

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The Best of All #191

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The Bow of Promise #25

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The Celebration Hymnal #551

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The Century Gospel Songs #134

The Chancel Choir No.2 #d25

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #352

The Christian Life Hymnal #470

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The Cyber Hymnal #5353

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The Gospel Hymnal #19

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The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #387

The Hymnal, a Collection of Gospel Songs and Hymns #d197

The Majestic Hymnal, number two #253

The New Alphabetical Hymnal #d299

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The New Church Hymnal #172

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The New Gospel Song Book #21

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The Revival No. 3 #2

The Song Book of the Salvation Army #623

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The Young People's Hymnal No. 3 #112

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The Young People's Hymnal #112

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Timeless Truths #436

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Triumphant Praises #171

Tuneful Tidings #26

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Waves of Glory #189

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Waves of Glory No. 2 #189

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Worship and Service Hymnal #52

Worship His Majesty #405

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