Church Book ‎#457

457. A charge to keep I have

1 A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify;
A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

2 To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfil;
O may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will!

3 Arm me with jealous care,
As in Thy sight to live;
And O, Thy servant, Lord, prepare,
A strict account to give!

4 Help me to watch and pray,
And on Thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall for ever die.

Text Information

• First Line: A charge to keep I have
• Author: C. Wesley (1762)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian Life: Watchfulness and Fidelity; Advent, First Sunday; Epiphany, First Sunday; First Sunday after Trinity; Ninth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Seventh Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #136 or #516

Tune Information

• Name: SHIRLAND
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Stanley, 1786