"Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator." (1 Pet. 4:19)

In 1762, Charles Wesley (brother of John Wesley) wrote this inspiring hymn:

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 fulfill;

O may it all my powers engage,

To do my Master's will!

Help me to watch and pray,

And on Thy-self rely,

Assured if I my trust betray,

I shall forever die.