Text: | A charge to keep I have |
Author: | C. Wesley, 1707-1788 |
Tune: | ST. MICHAEL |
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.
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First Line: | A charge to keep I have |
Author: | C. Wesley, 1707-1788 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Compassion, Divine; The Christian Life: The Inner Life; Duty(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. MICHAEL |
Meter: | S.M. |
Key: | G Major or modal |
Source: | Adapted from the Genevan Psalter, 1551 |