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 Masters 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,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.
Charles Wesley – 1762