Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: A charge to keep have I
Topic: The New Life/Temptations and Conflicts
Writer: C Wesley
Composer:
Meter: SM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 876
Page Number: 517, 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;
O, may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will.
Arm me with jealous care
As in thy sight to live;
And O, 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 for ever die.