The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3520

3520. Keep Thyself Pure

1. Keep thyself pure! Christ’s soldier, hear,
Through life’s loud strife, the calls rings clear.
Thy Captain speaks: His word obey;
So shall thy strength be as thy day.

2. Keep thyself pure! Thrice blessèd he
Whose heart from taint of sin is free;
His feet shall stand where saints have trod,
He with rapt eyes shall see his God.

3. Keep thyself pure! For He who died,
Himself for thy sake sanctified;
Then hear Him speaking from the skies,
And victor o’er temptation rise.

4. O Holy Spirit, keep us pure,
Grant us Thy strength when sins allure;
Our bodies are Thy temple, Lord;
Be Thou in thought and act adored.

Text Information

• First Line: Keep thyself pure! Christ's soldier, hear
• Title: Keep Thyself Pure
• Author: Adelaide Plumptre (1908)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PENTECOST
• Composer: William Boyd (1864)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33333 21433 33221
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Thirty-two Hymn Tunes Composed by Members of the University of Oxford, 1868
• Copyright: Public Domain