Words: James Rowe
Music: Bently D. Ackley
[Verse 1]
G Gdim G Am/G G
Earthly pleasures vainly call me,
G/B Am7 D7
I would be like Je- sus;
Ddim7 D7 D/C
Nothing wordly shall en-thrall me,
G/B D G A7/E D
I would be like Je-sus;
[Refrain]
G C/G G A7
Be like Je- sus this my song,
D7 Bm/D D7 G
In the home and in the throng;
G/B G A7 G7/B C
Be like Je- sus all day long,
G/D D7 G
I would be like Je-sus.
[Verse 2]
G Gdim G Am/G G
He has broken every fet -ter,
G/B Am7 D7
I would be like Je - sus;
Ddim7 D7 D/C
That my soul may serve Him better,
G/B D G A7/E D
I would be like Jesus;
[Refrain]
G C/G G A7
Be like Je- sus this my song,
D7 Bm/D D7 G
In the home and in the throng;
G/B G A7 G7/B C
Be like Je- sus all day long,
G/D D7 G
I would be like Je-sus.
[Verse 3]
G Gdim G Am/G G
All the way from earth to glo - ry,
G/B Am7 D7
I would be like Je - sus;
Ddim7 D7 D/C
Telling o'er and o'er the story,
G/B D G A7/E D
I would be like Jesus;
[Refrain]
G C/G G A7
Be like Je- sus this my song,
D7 Bm/D D7 G
In the home and in the throng;
G/B G A7 G7/B C
Be like Je- sus all day long,
G/D D7 G
I would be like Je-sus.
[Verse 4]
G Gdim G Am/G G
That in heaven He may meet me,
G/B Am7 D7
I would be like Je - sus;
Ddim7 D7 D/C
That His words, "Well done." may greet me,
G/B D G A7/E D
I Would be like Jesus;
[Refrain]
G C/G G A7
Be like Je- sus this my song,
D7 Bm/D D7 G
In the home and in the throng;
G/B G A7 G7/B C
Be like Je- sus all day long,
G/D D7 G
I would be like Je-sus.