Singing the New Testament ‎#47

47. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning

1 Keep your lamps trimmed an burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
for the time is drawing nigh.

Refrain:
Children, don't grow weary,
children, don't grow weary,
children, don't grow weary,
for the time is drawing nigh.

2 Darker midnight lies before us,
darker midnight lies before us,
darker midnight lies before us,
for the time is drawing nigh. [Refrain]

3 Lo, the morning soon is breaking,
lo, the morning soon is breaking,
lo, the morning soon is breaking,
for the time is drawing nigh. [Refrain]

4 Christian, journey soon be over,
christian, journey soon be over,
christian, journey soon be over,
for the time is drawing nigh. [Refrain]

5 Keep your lamps trimmed an burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
for the time is drawing nigh. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Keep your lamps trimmed and burning
• Title: Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
• Refrain First Line: Children, don't grow weary
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2008
• Scripture:
  Matthew 25:1-13
• Topic: Afflictions/Trials; Comfort and Encouragement; Doubt; Enemies and Persecution; Jesus Christ: Teaching of; Sickness and Healing; Warfare, Spiritual
• Source: African American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: KEEP YOUR LAMPS
• Arranger: Frank W. Stoldt
• Key: f minor
• Source: African American spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 2003 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission.