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Christ in Song 232

MORE LIKE JESUS

Words: FANNY J. CROSBYMusic: W. H. DOANE7s. 6s.

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1More like Jesus as we go, Let our lives and conduct show Let our Saviour's love with joy Fill our hearts from day to day.

RefrainMore like Jesus would I be, Let my Saviour dwell in me; Fill my soul with peace and love, Make me gentle as a dove.

2More like Jesus let us be, Till our blessed Lord we see; Take the world, the flesh, and all, That may tempt us to fall.

3More like Jesus, day by day, May we walk the narrow way; Till we reach the golden shore, Where the saved shall part no more.

4More like Jesus, while we pray, More like Jesus, day by day; Till we reach the shining shore, Where the saved shall part no more.

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Copyright, 1900, by W. H. DOANE. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
32 · the hymnal prints 7s. 6s.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 42% of beats fit
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Verse 1

More like Jesus as we go, Let our lives and conduct show Let our Saviour's love with joy Fill our hearts from day to day.///˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 2

More like Jesus let us be, Till our blessed Lord we see; Take the world, the flesh, and all, That may tempt us to fall.///˘/˘˘//˘//˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/27A

Verse 3

More like Jesus, day by day, May we walk the narrow way; Till we reach the golden shore, Where the saved shall part no more.///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/28A

Verse 4

More like Jesus, while we pray, More like Jesus, day by day; Till we reach the shining shore, Where the saved shall part no more.///˘/˘////˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/28A

Refrain

More like Jesus would I be, Let my Saviour dwell in me; Fill my soul with peace and love, Make me gentle as a dove.///˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/29A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.