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 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,
So shall I not my trust betray,
Nor love within me die.


Charles Wesley (1707-88)