We shall be like Him, O wond­er­ful thought!
Blessèd the hope the as­sur­ance hath wrought:
Changed from the sor­row and tri­als of years,
We shall be like Him, when Je­sus ap­pears.

Refrain

We shall be like Him,
Oh, how the pro­mise cheers!
We shall be like Him, when Je­sus ap­pears.

Eye hath not seen, nor hath ear ev­er heard
What we shall be but, a voice from His word
Whispers a mes­sage that charms all our fears,
We shall be like Him, when Je­sus ap­pears.

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Why, then, re­pine when the road­way is rough?
Are not His word and the pro­mise enough?
Rainbows of love span the val­ley of tears,
We shall be like Him, when Je­sus ap­pears.

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We shall be like Him, the hope of the soul;
We shall be like Him, made per­fect­ly whole;
Caught up with saints, as the fir­ma­ment clears,
We shall be like Him, when Je­sus ap­pears.

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