RitualSong (2nd ed.) ‎#956

956. 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,
the day is drawing nigh.

Refrain:
Children, don't get weary,
children, don't get weary,
children, don't get weary
till your work is done.

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

3 For the morning soon is breaking,
for the morning soon is breaking,
for the morning soon is breaking,
the day is drawing nigh. [Refrain]

4 Christian journey soon be over,
Christian journey soon be over,
Christian journey soon be over,
the day 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 get weary
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2016
• Topic: Second Coming
• Source: African American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: [Keep your lamps trimmed and burning]
• Arranger: Jennifer Kerr Budziak
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: African American spiritual
• Copyright: © 2016, GIA Publications, Inc.