O to be like Thee! bless­èd Re­deem­er,
This is my con­stant long­ing and pray­er;
Gladly I’ll for­feit all of earth’s trea­sures,
Jesus, Thy per­fect like­ness to wear.

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O to be like Thee! O to be like Thee,
Blessèd Re­deem­er, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweet­ness, come in Thy full­ness;
Stamp Thine own im­age deep on my heart.

O to be like Thee! full of com­pass­ion,
Loving, for­giv­ing, ten­der and kind,
Helping the help­less, cheer­ing the faint­ing,
Seeking the wan­der­ing sin­ner to find.

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

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O to be like Thee! Lord, I am com­ing
Now to re­ceive an­oint­ing di­vine;
All that I am and have I am bring­ing,
Lord, from this mo­ment all shall be Thine.

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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.

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