"A Charge to Keep I Have" Lyrics

Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
Music: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Tune: BOYLSTON, Meter: SM

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 powers engage

            to do my Master's will!

3.         Arm me with jealous care,

            as in thy sight to live,

            and oh, 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,