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#655 — Give me oil in my lamp

TuneGive Me Oil
Meter10 8 10 9 with refrain (8 9 8 7)
VoicingUnison
SectionDISCIPLESHIP section 624ff
Words ©public domain
Music ©arrangement: Strover, Christian (1932-) © Hope Publishing Company
ScriptureGalatians 5:13 (v.4); John 13:34 (v.4); John 14:27 (v.3); John 15:11 (v.2); John 16:22 (v.2); John 5:35 (v.1); Matthew 21:1-10 (Refn.); Matthew 25:1-13 (v.1); Matthew 5:16 (v.1)

1. Give me oil in my lamp; keep me burning;
give me oil in my lamp, I pray.
Give me oil in my lamp; keep me burning;
keep me burning till the break of day.

Refrain:
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the Servant King;
sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna, let us sing!

2. Give me joy in my heart; keep me praising;
give me joy in my heart, I pray.
Give me joy in my heart; keep me praising;
keep me praising till the break of day.

(Refrain)

3. Give me peace in my heart; keep me loving;
give me peace in my heart, I pray.
Give me peace in my heart; keep me loving;
keep me loving till the break of day.

(Refrain)

4. Give me love in my heart; keep me serving;
give me love in my heart, I pray.
Give me love in my heart; keep me serving;
keep me serving till the break of day.

(Refrain)