Chippewa Hymn 47: A Charge to Keep I Have

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Transliterator: William A. Cargo

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Transliterator: Frances Rhodes

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First Line: Che uh no kee too non (A charge to keep I have)
Title: Chippewa Hymn 47: A Charge to Keep I Have
English Title: A charge to keep I have
Author: Charles Wesley
Transliterator: William A. Cargo
Transliterator: Frances Rhodes
Source: Chippeway and English Hymns
Place of Origin: Chippewa
Language: Chippewa
Copyright: Phonetic transliteration © 1992 by William A. Cargo and Frances Rhodes

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