Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#376

376. A charge to keep I have

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 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: A charge to keep I have
• Author: Charles Wesley (1762)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Christian Service

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ETHELWALD
• Composer: William H. Monk (1861)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: G Major