Scripture Verse

We shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. 1 John 3:2

Introduction

Words: Flo­ra Kirk­land, 1906.

Music: George C. Steb­bins (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Kirk­land (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
George Stebbins
(1846–1945)

Lyrics

We shall be like Him,
The Son of God most ho­ly,
We shall be like Him,
Sweet pro­mise of His grace!
Christian, press for­ward!
Some bright, some glad to­mor­row
We shall be like Him,
For we shall see His face.

Refrain

We shall be like Him,
We shall be like Him,
For we shall see Him as He is;
We shall be like Him,
We shall be like Him,
For we shall see Him as He is.

We shall be like Him,
This pro­mise lights the fu­ture,
Shedding soft ra­di­ance
Upon our path­way dim.
He who re­deemed us,
The Lamb once slain on Cal­v’ry,
Shines now in glo­ry,
And we shall be like Him.

Refrain

We shall be like Him,
The glo­ri­fied Re­deem­er;
His lov­ing­kind­ness
This add­ed grace be­stows!
We shall be­hold Him
No more with cloud­ed vi­sion,
Brighter and bright­er
To faith the pros­pect grows.

Refrain