Trim Up Your Lamp, Brother

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Dark is the world, my brother

Author: Henry R. Trickett
Tune: [Dark is the world, my brother]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Dark is the world, my brother,
And thousands are dying in sin;
They know not the way of salvation,
Nor think of the danger they're in.

Chorus:
Then trim up your lamp, my brother,
And let its light blaze thro' the land,
Till the thousands, who perish in darkness,
Have bowed to the Savior's command.

2 You are the light, my brother,
And Jesus has stationed you here
To shine as a beacon of warning,
That all may for judgment prepare. [Chorus]

3 Let your light shine, my brother,
Oh, let not its brightness grow dim;
For all that you do to save sinners,
You do it, my brother, for Him. [Chorus]

Source: Songs of Free Grace #44

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Author: Henry R. Trickett

Henry Robert Tricket (sometimes called Harry Robert Tricket), born December 1839, Nottinghamshire, England; died April 1909, Keokuk, Iowa. A hymn writer, minister, and pastor/preacher/teacher from the American Restoration Movement. He spent the bulk of his time in ministry serving churches in the Disciples of Christ, one of the three branches of a movement founded by Thomas Campbell, Alexander Campbell, Barton W. Stone, and Walter Scott. The other branches include Churches of Christ and Independent Christian Churches. Most of his compositions, largely as a lyric and text writer, are found in the mid-20th century hymnals of Churches of Christ. His partnership in composing with Fred Fillmore and others through the Fillmore Brothers Publishing… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Dark is the world, my brother
Title:	Trim Up Your Lamp, Brother
Author:	Henry R. Trickett
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Then trim up your lamp, my brother
Publication Date:	1882
Copyright:	Public Domain