Let Every Lamp Be Burning Bright

Let ev­ery lamp be burn­ing bright

The dark­est hour is near­ing;

The dark­est hour of earth’s long night

Before the Lord’s ap­pear­ing.

Then trim your lamps

my breth­ren dear

Then trim your lamps with god­ly fear;

The Mas­ter’s com­ing draw­eth near

Let ev­ery lamp be burn­ing.

Though thou­sands calm­ly slum­ber on

The last great mes­sage spurn­ing

We’ll rest our liv­ing faith up­on

His pro­mise of re­turn­ing.

His Word our lamp

His truth our guide

We can­not be mis­tak­en;

Though dan­gers rise on ev­ery side

We shall not be for­sak­en.

Then let good works with faith ap­pear

To help the world around us;

Obedience brings the bless­ing near

When faith has firm­ly bound us.