Oh Jesus Christ, in self-despair
I come to Thee! Hear Thou the prayer
Laid at Thy feet; I leave it there--
To be like Thee!
Turn out the darling bosom sin,
The love of self that rules within,
My earnest longing let me win--
To be like Thee!
O let me see Thy lovely face,
O let me hear Thy words of grace,
In Thine own image grow apace--
To be like Thee!
O Gentle, Sinless, Undefiled,
Ev'n in Thy Justice meek and mild,
Help me, Thy loving, longing child--
To be like Thee!
~ From Golden Hours, Heart-Hymns of the Christian Life
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