Em             
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
           H7                  Em
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
Em                              C7
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
 C       Am      H7     Em
For the day is drawing nigh.

Em      
Children, don't get weary,
H7     
children, don't get weary,
Em                  C7
children, don't get weary
C  Am        H7     Em
  till your work is done.

Darker midnight lies before us,
darker midnight lies before us,
darker midnight lies before us,
the day is drawing nigh. 

For the morning soon is breaking,
for the morning soon is breaking,
for the morning soon is breaking,
the day is drawing nigh. 

Christian journey soon be over,
Christian journey soon be over,
Christian journey soon be over,
the day is drawing nigh. 

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Em             
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
           H7                  Em
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
Em                              C7
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
 C       Am      H7     Em
For this work's almost done.
/For the time is drawing nigh.
/Ooh, see what my God has done.
/See what the Lord has done.


Em      
Sisters, don't grow weary,
           H7       
Brothers, don't grow weary,
Em           
Children, don't grow weary,
C7              H7      Em
For this work's almost done

Em          
We are climbing Jacob's ladder,
       H7          
We are climbing Jacob's ladder,
Em         
We are climbing Jacob's ladder,
C7              H7      Em
For this work's almost done.
 
Brother, don't get worried
Brother, don't get worried
Brother, don't get worried
See what the Lord has done

Father keep right on prayin'
Brother don't you stop prayin'
Sister keep right on prayin'
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