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Be Like Him!

from Walkin' Wise by Judy Rogers

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Be Like Him (Be Holy for I am Holy)

I was asked to hang around with some friends after church
And I reluctantly sat in the crowd
And soon I heard above the noise
The youth director's voice
Callin' my name clear and loud
He said, "We want to get a good discussion goin' tonight
To see if everybody understands
So Jenny - can you tells us what God requires
If we belong to Him?"
And I said, "I try to be good
I go to church - when I feel like it
Remember - nobody's perfect
And I'm as good as the next man
And it's good to know that God's gonna take me to heaven if I, if I do the best that I can."
My knees grew weak and my eyes began to blur as everybody sat and stared
And then a young man with compassion in his eyes
Read from Psalm 50 and I knew he was wise when he said, "You know a lot of people have their own ideas of what God is like and how we should live
But our authority is God's word alone.
If we want to know what to believe
You see, you thought God was just like you willing to wink at sin but He tells us plainly in His word that we must be like Him.
For He says,

'Be holy for I am holy
Pursue holiness and peace or you won't see the Lord.'
'Be holy for I am holy
Pursue holiness and peace or you won't see the Lord.'
It's not by our own righteousness but by grace through faith we are saved
But if you love the Lord you're gonna keep His commands
and He'll give you the strength to obey."

I walked away that night a different girl for I finally realized
that all my attitudes and my ideas were nothing but self made lies
So if you find that you're a lot like me you'd better take this advice my friend
You'll lose your soul with your imaginary god
Find out how to be like Him
For He says,

'Be holy for I am holy
Pursue holiness and peace or you won't see the Lord.'
'Be holy for I am holy
Pursue holiness and peace or you won't see the Lord.'
It's not by our own righteousness but by grace through faith we are saved
But if you love the Lord you're gonna keep His commands
and He'll give you the strength to obey."

'Be holy for I am holy
Pursue holiness and peace or you won't see the Lord.'
'Be holy for I am holy
Pursue holiness and peace or you won't see the Lord.
Or you won't see the Lord.
Or you won't see the Lord.'
©1986 Judy Rogers

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from Walkin' Wise, track released September 1, 2001

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Judy Rogers Haysi, Virginia

Judy Belcher Rogers, born in the Appalachian mountains of Southwest Va. (Haysi), writes, records, and has performed concerts for churches, camps, schools, and conferences across the United States, Canada, and England.

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