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

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

I want to be kind and gen­tle,
To those who are in dis­tress;
To com­fort the brok­en heart­ed
With sweet words of ten­der­ness.

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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.

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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.

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