Main message: Be imitators of Christ.

Bible references:

• V1. "Blessed Redeemer" (Luke 1:68)

"Thy own image" (Romans 8:29)

• V2. "full of compassion" (Psalm 145:8)

"Loving" (John 15:9)

"Forgiving" (Exodus 34:7)(Psalm 130:4)

"Tender and kind" (Luke 1:78)

"Seeking the wand'ring" (Luke 19:10)

• V3. "Pour out Thy Spirit" (Joel 2:28)

"Make me a temple" (1 Corinthians 6:19)

Keywords: Be like Thee, blessed Redeemer, gladly, perfect likeness, pure, sweetness, fullness, image, compassion, loving, forgiving, tender and kind, helping, cheering, seeking, find, Spirit, love, temple, above

Interpretation notes:

• The hymn is in 9/8 and opens with a D major triad. 

• The melody rises, and the harmony includes E# diminished and secondary dominant chords. A

•  fermata appears near the end of the verse, and the refrain repeats 'O to be like Thee.' 

• The text speaks of following Jesus, seeking the lost, and reaching the eternal home.