Keep Your Lamps
This exciting spiritual with accompaniment for high me.
Keep your lamps. God is saying keep your lamps burning brightly the parable of the wise and foolish virgins tells us that they had prepared their lamps but for them to burn brightly in the midnight hour more oil was needed than what they had. It alludes to the parable of the wise and foolish virgins found in the gospel of matthew at 25 1 13 and also to a verse in the gospel of luke at 12 35. Well mother don t you stop prayin father keep right on prayin don t you stop prayin for this old world is almost done i got to keep your. Buy keep your lamps.
Opening with a dramatic musical statement this. Keep your lamps trimmed and burning keep your lamps trimmed and burning keep your lamps trimmed and burning the time is drawing nigh. Be ready for service 34 for where your treasure is there your heart will be also. Andre thomas performed by the south carolina all state chorus 1994 dedicated to harriet tubman and the underground railroad.
Keep your lamps a traditional spiritual arranged and conducted by dr. Keep your lamps trimmed and burning lyrics. To reverend gary davis who recorded it in 1956. Refrain children don t grow weary children don t grow weary children don t grow weary til your work is done.
Keep your lamp s trimmed and burning is a traditional gospel blues song. The song has been attributed to blind willie johnson who recorded it in 1928. 15 3179h victor johnson infuses the traditional spiritual with an energy that will resonate with choirs of all sizes and stylistic preferences. And to mississippi fred mcdowell.
This song is the first recording of the classic blues song and hymnal keep your lamp trimmed and burning recorded by numerous blues artists in the years following the lyrics and title allude to. Christian journey soon be over christian journey soon be over christian keep your lamps trimmed and burning read.