Text: | Keep thyself pure! Christ's soldier, hear |
Author: | Adelaide M. Plumptre, 1872- |
Tune: | KEBLE |
Composer: | Dr. J. B. Dykes, 1823-1876 |
1 Keep thyself pure! Christ's soldier, hear,
Through life's loud strife the call rings clear.
Thy Captain speaks: His word obey;
So shall thy strength be as thy day.
2 Keep thyself pure! When lusts assail,
When flesh is strong and spirit frail,
Fight on a fadeless crown thy meed
Thy body as thy captive lead.
3 Keep thyself pure! Thrice blessed he
Whose heart from taint of sin is free.
His feet shall stand where saints have trod;
He with rapt eyes shall see his God.
4 Keep thyself pure! For He who died,
Himself for thy sake sanctified.
Then hear Him, speaking from the skies,
And victor o'er temptation rise.
5 O Holy Spirit, keep us pure,
Grant us Thy strength when sins allure;
Our bodies are Thy temple, Lord;
Be Thou in thought and act adored.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Keep thyself pure! Christ's soldier, hear |
Author: | Adelaide M. Plumptre, 1872- |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Purity: Personal; The Church and the Kingdom of God: Social Service; Temperance |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | KEBLE |
Composer: | Dr. J. B. Dykes, 1823-1876 |
Meter: | L.M. |
Key: | G Major or modal |