Community of Christ Sings ‎#633

633. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed

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1 Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
for this work's almost done.

Refrain:
Children, don't get weary,
children, don't get weary,
children, don't get weary,
for this work's almost done.

2 Darker midnight lies before us,
darker midnight lies before us,
darker midnight lies before us,
for this work's almost done. [Refrain]

3 Lo, the morning soon is breaking,
lo, the morning soon is breaking,
lo, the morning soon is breaking,
for this work's almost done. [Refrain]

4 Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
for this work's almost done. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Keep your lamps trimmed and burning
• Title: Keep Your Lamps Trimmed
• Refrain First Line: Children, don't grow weary
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Matthew 25:1-13
• Topic: Advent; Challenge; Children of God; Commission; Darkness; Encouragement; Faith; Perseverance
• Source: Negro spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: [Keep your lamps trimmed and burning]
• Key: f minor
• Source: Negro spiritual; Arr.: New Hymns and Songs, Renewing Worship 5, 2003
• Copyright: Arr. © 2003 Augsburg Fortress