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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. |
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O to be like Thee! full of compassion, Loving, forgiving, tender and kind, Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting, Seeking the wand’ring sinners 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 th’ 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 for a life which Thou wouldst approve. |
Second Timothy 4:22 says, "The Lord be with your spirit." This Lord is the life-giving Spirit. When we pray and petition before the Lord, the Spirit comes into our spirit and dwells in us forever. Furthermore, He is waiting for us to love Him. He takes possession of us whenever we say, "Lord Jesus, I love You." The more we love Him, the more we are possessed by Him. The last stanza of Hymns, #398 says, "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 for a life which Thou wouldst approve." That we live a life approved by the Lord means that we take the Lord's mind as our mind, take the Lord's emotion as our emotion, and take the Lord's will as our will. We also take the Lord's love, light, holiness, and righteousness as our love, light, holiness, and righteousness. The Lord and we, we and the Lord, are completely one. We are just the same as He is. For to us, to live is Christ.
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Lagos, Nigeria
This is my sincere prayer oh Lord, I want to be like thee, I want to talk like thee, I want to act like thee, I want to see like you see oh Lord.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Father, stamp your image deep on our hearts that the world may see Jesus in us.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
How dear it is to read responses from brothers and sisters from distant places to this song. It is a wonderful prayer to sing or to speak to our Father, and it is also His goal that we should be like His Son. Such a humbling and encouraging thought! Amen.
Agbani, Enugu, Nigeria
What a wonderful song!
Nigeria, FCT, Nigeria
Heart touching
Lagos, Nigeria
The Song is heart touching
Lafia, Nasarawa, Nigeria
I love this hymn so much. Lord Jesus stamp Your image in my heart.
Ajman, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This is more than a song... The writer has really seen the heart of God and gotten divine inspiration to deliver this.... I pray that our desire to be like Christ will be fulfilled.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
My prayer this morning in my ‘Secret Place’ The words of this hymn came to me in a time of silent waiting & contemplation.
Gbagada, Lagos, Nigeria
Soul inspired song. The more I sing it, the more I realise who I was created to be. I'm blessed indeed.