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H-201A Charge To Keep I Have

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H-201A Charge To Keep I Have

Hymnal: Hymns for Worship (Revised) (No. 201) · Tune: BOYLSTON · Meter: 6.6.8.6 · Key: C Time: 3/2

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ConsecrationFaithfulness/Loyalty

Written By

  • Charles Wesley, 1762

Composed By

  • Lowell Mason, 1832

Copyright Information

Words and Music Public Domain

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  1. Words and Music Public Domain

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Lyrics

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

To serve the present age, my calling to fulfill, o may it all my powers engage to do my master's will!

Verse 3

Help me to watch and pray, and on Thyself rely, assured if I must trust betray,

I shall forever die.

Scriptural Foundations

Preference: NASB 2020
  • Ephesians 4:1

    4

    Unity of the Spirit

    1Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,

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Recommended by: Jim Duke

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