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SDA Hymnal 311

I Would Be Like Jesus

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1Earthly pleasures vainly call me,
I would be like Jesus;
Nothing worldly shall enthrall me,
I would be like Jesus.

RefrainBe like Jesus, this my song,
In the home and in the throng;
Be like Jesus, all day long!
I would be like Jesus.

2He has broken every fetter,
I would be like Jesus;
That my soul may serve Him better,
I would be like Jesus.

3All the way from earth to glory,
I would be like Jesus;
Telling o'er and o'er the story,
I would be like Jesus.

4That in heaven He may meet me,
I would be like Jesus;
That His words "Well done" may greet me,
I would be like Jesus.

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

Earthly pleasures vainly call me,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

I would be like Jesus;˘˘˘//˘6B

Nothing worldly shall enthrall me,/˘/˘˘??˘8A

I would be like Jesus.˘˘˘//˘6B

Verse 2

He has broken every fetter,˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A

I would be like Jesus;˘˘˘//˘6B

That my soul may serve Him better,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

I would be like Jesus.˘˘˘//˘6B

Verse 3

All the way from earth to glory,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

I would be like Jesus;˘˘˘//˘6B

Telling o'er and o'er the story,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

I would be like Jesus.˘˘˘//˘6B

Verse 4

That in heaven He may meet me,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8A

I would be like Jesus;˘˘˘//˘6B

That His words "Well done" may greet me,˘˘///˘/˘8A

I would be like Jesus.˘˘˘//˘6B

Refrain

Be like Jesus, this my song,˘//˘˘˘/7A

In the home and in the throng;˘˘/˘˘˘/7A

Be like Jesus, all day long!˘//˘///7A

I would be like Jesus.˘˘˘//˘6B

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.