A Charge to Keep I Have
Hymn Information
Folder: Main III, no. 18
Tune used, name: 'Boylston'
Composer: Mason, Lowell (1792–1872); composed in 1832
Lyricist: Wesley, Charles (1707–1788); written in 1762, altered
Source used for representative text: from hymnary.org, Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #391
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Representative Text
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,
O 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,
O let me not my trust betray,
but press to realms on high.