Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: A charge to keep I have
Topic: The New Life/Temptations and Conflicts
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: L Mason
Meter: SM
Tune: Laban
Hymn Number: 645
Page Number: 234, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsA charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify,
A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.
To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill;
Oh may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will.
Arm me with jealous care,
As in thy sight to live;
And oh, thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give!
Help me to watch and pray,
And on thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.