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]