I Would Be Like Jesus

Earthly pleasures vainly call me

Author: James Rowe
Tune: [Earthly pleasures vainly call me]
Published in 93 hymnals

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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 ev'ry 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]

Coronation Hymns, 1910

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Author: James Rowe

Born: Jan­u­a­ry 1, 1865, Hor­ra­bridge, De­von­shire, Eng­land. Died: No­vem­ber 10, 1933, Wells, Ver­mont. Son of John Rowe, a cop­per min­er, James worked for the Ir­ish gov­ern­ment for four years, then em­i­grat­ed to Amer­i­ca at age 24. He set­tled in Al­ba­ny, New York, and worked in rail­roads in New York for 10 years. He then be­came an in­spect­or for the Hud­son Riv­er Hu­mane So­ci­e­ty. He then worked for mu­sic pub­lish­ers in Tex­as and Ten­nes­see, and in his lat­er years, moved to Vermont and worked with his daugh­ter, an artist, writ­ing vers­es for greet­ing cards. --hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

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First Line: Earthly pleasures vainly call me
Title: I Would Be Like Jesus
Author: James Rowe
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Be like Jesus, this my song
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Celebration Hymnal #561Image
Hymns of Faith #360TextImage
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #311
Sing Joyfully #431TextImage
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