Our Great Redeemer's Praise ‎#315

315. O to Be Like Thee

1 O 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! O 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 O 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. [Refrain]

3 O to be like Thee! Lowly in spirit,
holy and harmless, patient, and brave;
meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
willing to suffer, others to save. [Refrain]

4 O 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. [Refrain]

5 O 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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O to be like Thee! Blessed Redeemer
• Title: O to Be Like Thee
• Author: Thomas O. Chisholm (1897)
• Refrain First Line: O to be like Thee!
• Meter: 10.9.10.9 with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Ezekiel 36:26
  ;
  Matthew 6:19-21
  ;
  Galatians 4:19
  ;
  Philippians 2:1-13
• Topic: The Holy Spirit: Holiness and Sactification; Sanctifying Grace

Tune Information

• Name: RONDINELLA
• Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick (1897)
• Meter: 10.9.10.9 with Refrain
• Key: D Major