The Celebration Hymnal

666

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 pow'rs engage  
To do my Master's will!  

3 Arm me with jealous 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.

WORDS: Charles Wesley (alt.)
MUSIC: Lowell Mason
Theme: Walking with God: Stewardship and Service; Aspiration and Consecration