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Text:Keep thyself pure! Christ's soldier, hear
Author:A. M. Plumptre
Tune:PENTECOST
Composer:W. Boyd

527. Keep thyself pure! Christ's soldier, hear

1 Keep thyself pure! Christ's soldier, hear
Thro' life's long strife the call rings clear,
Thy Captain speaks; His word obey;
So shall thy strength be as thy day.

2 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.

3 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.

4 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
First Line: Keep thyself pure! Christ's soldier, hear
Author: A. M. Plumptre
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: General: Brotherhood, Service, Guilds, Parochial Missions
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: PENTECOST
Composer: W. Boyd
Meter: L.M.
Key: A Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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