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A Charge to Keep I Have

A Charge to Keep I Have

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

2. To serve the present age, my calling to fulfill; O may it all my powers engage to do my Master's will!

3. Arm me with jealous care, as in thy sight to live, and oh, thy servant, Lord, prepare a strict account to give!

4. Help me to watch and pray, and on thyself rely, assured, if I my trust betray, I shall forever die.

Words by: Charles Wesley
Music by: Lowell Mason

This 1762 hymn by Charles Wesley was heard in the gospel camp grounds from the rows of tents in the morning. The title of President George Bush's autobiography A Charge to Keep was drawn from this hymn.

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All Hymns

  1. A Child of the King

  2. Abide with Me

  3. A Charge to Keep I Have

  4. Ah, Holy Jesus

  5. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed

  6. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed

  7. All Creatures of our God and King

  8. All Glory, Laud, and Honor

  9. All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

  10. All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

  11. All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (for violin)

  12. All People That on Earth Do Dwell

  13. All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine

  14. All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night

  15. All Things Bright and Beautiful

  16. All Things Come of Thee

  17. Amazing Grace

  18. America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)

  19. America the Beautiful

  20. Am I a Soldier of the Cross

  21. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

  22. And Are We Yet Alive

  23. And Can It Be that I Should Gain

  24. Angels from the Realms of Glory

  25. Angels We have Heard on High

  26. Are Ye Able

  27. Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know

  28. As the Sun Doth Daily Rise

  29. Away in a Manger

  30. Because Thou Hast Said

  31. Become to Us the Living Bread

  32. Beneath the Cross of Jesus

  33. Be Present at Our Table, Lord

  34. Blessed Assurance

  35. Blessed Be the Name

  36. Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word

  37. Bless Thou the Gifts

  38. Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love

  39. Blest Be the Tie That Binds

  40. Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow

  41. Bread of the World

  42. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light

  43. Break Thou the Bread of Life

  44. Breathe on Me, Breath of God

  45. By Gracious Powers

  46. Child of Blessing, Child of Promise

  47. Children of the Heavenly Father

  48. Christ for the World We Sing

  49. Christ, from Whom All Blessings Flow

  50. Christian People, Raise Your Song

  51. Christ Is Alive

  52. Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

  53. Christ Is Risen

  54. Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands

  55. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

  56. Christ the Victorious

  57. Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Sky

  58. Close to Thee

  59. Come, and Let Us Sweetly Join

  60. Come Down, O Love Divine

  61. Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire

  62. Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above

  63. Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine

  64. Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life

  65. Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast

  66. Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast

  67. Come, Thou Almighty King

  68. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

  69. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (for violin)

  70. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

  71. Come, We That Love the Lord

  72. Come, Ye Disconsolate

  73. Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

  74. Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

  75. Creating God, Your Fingers Trace

  76. Creator of the Earth and Skies

  77. Crown Him with Many Crowns

  78. Day Is Dying in the West

  79. Dear Jesus, in Whose Life I See

  80. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

  81. Depth of Mercy

  82. Dona Nobis Pacem

  83. Easter People, Raise Your Voices

  84. Eternal Father

  85. Fairest Lord Jesus

  86. Faith of Our Fathers

  87. For All the Saints

  88. Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive

  89. For the Beauty of the Earth

  90. For the Healing of the Nations

  91. Forth in Thy Name, O Lord

  92. Forward Through the Ages

  93. From All That Dwell Below the Skies

  94. Give Me the Faith Which Can Remove

  95. Give to the Winds Thy Fears

  96. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

  97. Glory Be to the Father

  98. Go Tell it on the Mountain

  99. God Be with You till We Meet Again

  100. God Be with You till We Meet Again

  101. God Hath Spoken by the Prophets

  102. God of Grace and God of Glory

  103. God of Love and God of Power

  104. God of the Ages

  105. God, That Madest Earth and Heaven

  106. God the Spirit, Guide and Guardian

  107. God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens

  108. God Will Take Care of You

  109. Go Forth for God

  110. Go, Make of All Disciples

  111. Go to Dark Gethsemane

  112. Gospel Train

  113. Grace Greater than Our Sin

  114. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

  115. Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus

  116. Hail to the Lord's Annointed

  117. Hallelujah! What a Savior

  118. Happy the Home When God Is There

  119. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

  120. Have Thine Own Way, Lord

  121. Heal Us, Emmanuel, Hear Our Prayer

  122. He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought

  123. Heralds of Christ

  124. Here, O My Lord, I See Thee

  125. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

  126. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty

  127. Holy Spirit, Truth Divine

  128. Hosanna, Loud Hosanna

  129. How Blest Are They Who Trust in Christ

  130. How Can We Name a Love

  131. How Can We Sinners Know

  132. How Firm a Foundation

  133. How Like a Gentle Spirit

  134. How Shall They Hear the Word of God

  135. I Am Thine, O Lord

  136. If Thou Shalt But Suffer God to Guide Thee

  137. I Know Whom I Have Believed

  138. I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord

  139. I Love to Tell the Story

  140. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

  141. In Christ There Is No East or West

  142. I Need Thee Every Hour

  143. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

  144. In the Bleak Midwinter

  145. In the Cross of Christ I Glory

  146. In Thee Is Gladness

  147. I Sing a Song of the Saints of God

  148. I Sing the Almighty Power of God

  149. I Sought the Lord

  150. I Stand Amazed in the Presence

  151. I Surrender All

  152. It Came upon the Midnight Clear

  153. It Is Well with My Soul

  154. I Want a Principle Within

  155. Jesus Calls Us

  156. Jesus Es Mi Rey Soberano

  157. Jesus Is All the World to Me

  158. Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring

  159. Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

  160. Jesus, Lord, We Look to Thee

  161. Jesus, Lover of My Soul

  162. Jesus Loves Me

  163. Jesus, Priceless Treasure

  164. Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

  165. Jesus Shall Reign

  166. Jesus! the Name High over All

  167. Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

  168. Jesus, Thine All-Victorious Love

  169. Jesus, United by Thy Grace

  170. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

  171. Joy to the World

  172. Just as I Am, Without One Plea

  173. Lead Me, Lord

  174. Lead On, O King Eternal

  175. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

  176. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

  177. Let My People Seek Their Freedom

  178. Let Us Plead for Faith Alone

  179. Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates

  180. Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending

  181. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

  182. Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing

  183. Lord God, Your Love Has Called Us Here

  184. Lord, Speak to Me

  185. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

  186. Make Me a Captive, Lord

  187. Maker in Whom We Live

  188. Marching to Zion

  189. More Love to Thee, O Christ

  190. Morning Glory, Starlit Sky

  191. Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone

  192. My Faith Looks Up to Thee

  193. My God, I Love Thee

  194. My Hope Is Built

  195. My Jesus, I Love Thee

  196. Nearer, My God, to Thee

  197. Near to the Heart of God

  198. Nothing Between

  199. Nothing but the Blood

  200. Now Let Us from This Table Rise

  201. Now, on Land and Sea Descending

  202. Now Thank We All Our God

  203. O Christ, the Healer

  204. O Church of God, United

  205. O Come, All Ye Faithful

  206. O Come and Dwell in Me

  207. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

  208. O Day of God, Draw Nigh

  209. O Food to Pilgrims Given

  210. O For a Heart to Praise My God

  211. O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

  212. O God, Our Help in Ages Past

  213. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice

  214. O How I Love Jesus

  215. O Jesus, I Have Promised

  216. O Little Town of Bethlehem

  217. O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done

  218. O Love, How Deep

  219. O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

  220. O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee

  221. O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright

  222. Once in Royal David's City

  223. On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand

  224. Only Trust Him

  225. On This Day Earth Shall Ring

  226. Onward, Christian Soldiers

  227. Open My Eyes, That I May See

  228. O Perfect Love

  229. O Sacred Head Now Wounded

  230. O Sing a Song of Bethlehem

  231. O Spirit of the Living God

  232. O Splendor of God's Glory Bright

  233. O Thou Who Camest from Above

  234. O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be

  235. O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair

  236. O Word of God Incarnate

  237. O Worship the King

  238. O Young and Fearless Prophet

  239. O Zion, Haste

  240. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior

  241. Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

  242. Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

  243. Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above

  244. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

  245. Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire

  246. Precious Name

  247. Pues Si Vivimos

  248. Rejoice in God's Saints

  249. Rejoice, the Lord Is King

  250. Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart

  251. Rescue the Perishing

  252. Rise to Greet the Sun

  253. Rise Up, O Men of God

  254. Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me

  255. Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name

  256. Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

  257. Savior of the Nations, Come

  258. See the Morning Sun Ascending

  259. Shall We Gather at the River

  260. Shalom

  261. Silent Night, Holy Night

  262. Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle

  263. Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above

  264. Sing with All the Saints in Glory

  265. Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

  266. Soldiers of Christ, Arise

  267. Spirit of Faith, Come Down

  268. Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

  269. Standing on the Promises

  270. Stand Up and Bless the Lord

  271. Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

  272. Sweet Hour of Prayer

  273. Take My Life, and Let It Be

  274. Take Time to Be Holy

  275. Take Up Thy Cross

  276. Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

  277. The Battle Hymn of the Republic

  278. The Church's One Foundation

  279. The Day Is Past and Over

  280. The Day of Resurrection

  281. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended

  282. The First Noel

  283. The God of Abraham Praise

  284. The Head That Once Was Crowned

  285. The King of Love My Shepherd Is

  286. The Old Rugged Cross

  287. There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood

  288. There's a Song in the Air

  289. There's Within My Heart a Melody

  290. The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done

  291. The Voice of God Is Calling

  292. Thine Be the Glory

  293. This is My Father's World

  294. This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made

  295. This Is the Spirit's Entry Now

  296. Thou Hidden Love of God

  297. Thou Hidden Source of Calm Repose

  298. 'Tis Finished! The Messiah Dies

  299. 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

  300. To God Be the Glory

  301. To Mock Your Reign, O Dearest Lord

  302. Trust and Obey

  303. 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

  304. Up from the Grave He Arose

  305. Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying

  306. We Believe in One True God

  307. We Gather Together

  308. We'll Understand It Better By and By

  309. We Three Kings

  310. We Utter Our Cry

  311. We've a Story to Tell to the Nations

  312. We Would See Jesus

  313. What a Friend We Have in Jesus

  314. What Child Is This

  315. When Christmas Morn Is Dawning

  316. When in Our Music God Is Glorified

  317. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

  318. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

  319. When Morning Gilds the Skies

  320. When We All Get to Heaven

  321. Where Charity and Love Prevail

  322. Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life

  323. Where He Leads Me

  324. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

  325. Who Is He in Yonder Stall

  326. Whom Shall I Send?

  327. Wonderful Words of Life

  328. Word of God, Come Down on Earth

  329. Ye Servants of God

  330. Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones