Be Now Imitators of Your Lord

Be now imi­ta­tors of your Lord;

You’re His child­ren through His love out­poured.

Let love show now in all you do

As Christ loved and gave Him­self for you

As a sac­ri­fice to God.

All im­pur­ity put far away.

Don’t be greedy; watch the things you say.

These aren’t pro­per for God’s dear child­ren;

You will nev­er gain the wealth of Heav­en

In the king­dom of Christ and God.

Don’t be tak­en in by emp­ty words;

Those who dis­ob­ey

God’s wrath in­cur.

You were dark­ness

but now you’re light;

Let your life be good and true and right

And find out what pleas­es God.

Stay away from fruit­less deeds

Done in sec­ret out of lust and greed.

Let Christ’s light shine on all that’s dark

And ex­pose what’s missed God’s mark.

Bring to light ev­ery sin­ful act.

So be care­ful in the things you do;

Act with wis­dom in what­e’er you pur­sue.

Make the most of ev­ery hour;

Don’t let ev­il ex­er­cise its pow­er.

Be not fool­ish

but know God’s will.

Let the Spir­it now your life con­trol

And let psalms and hymns flow from your soul.

In your heart

speak to God and sing

Giving thanks for ev­ery­thing

In the name of Je­sus Christ.