1 Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
for this work's almost done.
Refrain:
Children, don't grow weary,
children, don't grow weary,
children, don't grow weary,
for this work's almost done.
2 Darker midnight lies before us,
darker midnight lies before us,
darker midnight lies before us,
for this work's almost done. [Refrain]
3 Lo, the morning soon is breaking,
lo, the morning soon is breaking,
lo, the morning soon is breaking,
for this work's almost done. [Refrain]
4 Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
for this work's almost done.
