A Charge to Keep I Have

"A Charge to Keep I Have"
Hymn
Wesley preaching
TextCharles Wesley
LanguageEnglish
Based onLeviticus 8:35
Meterdouble short meter
MelodyBoylston by Lowell Mason
Composed1832 (1832)
Published1762 (1762)

"A Charge to Keep I Have" is a hymn written by Charles Wesley. It was first published in 1762 in Wesley's Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures. The words are based on Leviticus 8:35. It is most commonly sung to the hymn tune Boylston by Lowell Mason.

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