Hymn
A Charge to Keep I Have
A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify;
A never dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.
From youth to hoary age,
My calling to fulfil:
O may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will!
Arm me with jealous care,
As in Thy sight to live,
And, O Thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give!
Help me to watch and pray,
And on Thyself rely,
Steadfast to walk on Christ's dear way,
And God to glorify.
A Charge to Keep I Have — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/a-charge-to-keep-i-have
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote A Charge to Keep I Have?
The words of A Charge to Keep I Have were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including The Heart Dissolving in Love and Fly to Jesus.
Is A Charge to Keep I Have public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of A Charge to Keep I Have?
A Charge to Keep I Have is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Purity of Heart, A Parting Hymn We Sing and Holy Fear of God.