Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
502 A Charge to Keep
Words: Charles Wesley, 1762
Music: Paine Denson, 1950
Meter: Short Meter Double (6,6,8,6,6,6,8,6)
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,
Oh may it all my pow’rs engage
To do my Master’s will.
Arm me with jealous care,
As in Thy sight to live;
And Oh Thy servant, Lord, prepare,
A strict account to give.
Help me watch and pray,
And on Thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.
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,
Oh may it all my pow’rs engage
To do my Master’s will.
Arm me with jealous care,
As in Thy sight to live;
And Oh Thy servant, Lord, prepare,
A strict account to give.
Help me watch and pray,
And on Thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.