Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning Lyrics
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]
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning Hymn Story
“Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning” is an African American spiritual. These spirituals were sung by African American slaves in the cotton plantations of America.
This song reminds me of Jesus parable of the foolish virgins who forgot to buy spare oil for their lamps. As a result, these foolish virgins ended up missing the coming of the bridegroom as they had to go look for oil after their oil finished when the groom delayed.
We need to keep our spiritual lamps trimmed and burning for the coming of the Lord is near.
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