A Charge To Keep I Have (Words & Music by Charles Wesley; Perf. by Arthur Slater)

From the Album Here I Stand, Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song

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A charge to keep I have,
a God to glorify,
a never-dying soul to save,
and fit it for the sky.

To serve the present age,
my calling to fulfill,
O may it all my pow’rs engage
to do my Master’s will!

Arm me with watchful care
as in Thy sight to live,
and now Thy servant, Lord, prepare
a strict account to give!

Help me to watch and pray,
and still on Thee rely,
O let me not my trust betray,
but press to realms on high.

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