The New Century Hymnal ‎#369

369. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning

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:
Sisters, don’t grow weary,
brothers, don’t grow weary,
children, don’t grow weary,
for this work's almost done.

2 It’s our faith makes us happy;
it’s our faith makes us happy;
it’s our faith makes us happy,
for this work's almost done. [Refrain]

3 We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
we are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
we are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
for this work's almost done. [Refrain]

4 Every round goes higher, higher,
every round goes higher, higher,
every round goes higher, higher,
for this work's almost done. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Keep your lamps trimmed and burning
• Title: Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
• Refrain First Line: Sisters, don't grow weary
• Meter: 7.7.7.6.6.6.6.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Galatians 6:9
  ;
  Matthew 25:1-13
• Topic: Church: Anniversaries and Dedications; Constancy; Year A: Proper 27; Year C: Proper 14
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: KEEP YOUR LAMPS
• Meter: 7.7.7.6.6.6.6.6.
• Key: f minor
• Source: African-American spiritual; Harm. The New Century Hymnal, 1994
• Copyright: Arrangement © 1994 The Pilgrim Press