-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm Trying to be Like Jesus
Janice Kapp Perry
LDS Church Primary Hymn
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Jones Colver
[Intro]
C F Fm C F D7 G
[Verse 1]
C G F Fm
I'm trying to be like Jesus;
C F G
I'm following in his ways.
C C F Dm C C E7
I'm trying to love as he did, in all that I do and say.
Am Em F Em
At times I am tempted to make a wrong choice,
F Em Dm7 G
But I try to listen as the still small voice whispers,
[Chorus]
C C F C
"Love one another as Jesus loves you.
F C D7 G
Try to show kindness in all that you do.
C C F Fm
Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,
C G F C
For these are the things Jesus taught."
[Verse 2]
C G F Fm
I'm trying to love my neighbor;
C F G
I'm learning to serve my friends.
C C F Dm C C E7
I watch for the day of gladness when Jesus will come again.
Am Em F Em
I try to remember the lessons he taught.
F Em Dm7 G
Then the Holy Spirit enters into my thoughts, saying:
[Chorus]
C C F C
"Love one another as Jesus loves you.
F C D7 G
Try to show kindness in all that you do.
C C F Fm
Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,
C G F C
For these are the things Jesus taught."
