[Verse 1]
Lord, I want to be a Christian
In my heart, in my heart
Lord,
I want to be a Christian
In my, oh, in my heart
In my heart, Lord, in my heart
Oh yes, I do, yes, Jesus I, I, I wanna be
Oh, Lord I wanna be a Christian
Way down in my heart
[Refrain]
Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah , yeah, yeah
Oh, in my heart
Yeah, in my heart
[Verse 2]
Lord, I want to be more loving
In my heart, in my heart
Lord, I wanna be, to be more loving
In my heart
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, in my heart
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, in my heart
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Lord, I wanna be, wanna be more loving
Way down in my heart
[Verse 3]
Lord, I want to be like Jesus
In my heart, in my heart
Lord, I wanna be just, just like Jesus
Oh yes, in my hear
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, in my heart
Let it be so in my heart
[Outro]
For every day and every way
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be just like Jesus
Oh, oh, Lord, I wanna be, wanna be just like Him
I wanna heal the sick, I wanna raise the dead
Even want Your people to be fed
By the words they hear that come out of my mouth
I want You to be in control
Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be, I wanna be, I, I wanna be, I, I wanna be
Just like You, Lord, just like You, Lord
Just like You, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When people pass me on the street
I want them to know that You’re inside of me
When they see me on the stage
I want them to know the change You made
I, I, I wanna be now, I wanna be just like You, Lord
I wanna touch them, I wanna heal them
I wanna give them whatever they need, Lord
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna
I wanna be, I wanna be, just like You, Lord
Like you, Lord, just like You
I wanna just like You Lord
Wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
Wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be
It’s my desire