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Text:A Charge to Keep I Have
Author:Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
Tune:BOYLSTON
Composer:Lowell Mason, 1792-1872

179. 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 fulfill;
Oh, may it all my pow'rs engage
To do my Master's will!

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

4 Help me to watch and pray,
And still on Thee rely,
Oh, let me not my trust betray,
But press to realms on high.

Text Information
First Line: A charge to keep I have
Title: A Charge to Keep I Have
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
Meter: SM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2018
Scripture:
Topic: The Assembly at Worship: Offering/Stewardship of Our Lives; Ministry; Service (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: BOYLSTON
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Meter: SM
Key: C Major



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