Give Me Oil In My Lamp
| Tune: | Traditional (also known as "Sing Hosanna") |
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| Category: | Religious |
| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | Four verses each feature a different virtue - burning (oil), serving (love), resting (peace), praising (joy) - all share the same chorus structure. |
Give me oDil in my lamp to keep me bGurning,
Give me oDil in my lamp, I pArayA7
Give me oDil in my lD7amp to keep me bGurning,Em
To keep me bDurning till the brAeak A7of dDay
Sing hosanna, sGing hosanna,
SAing hosanna to the KiDng Gof kDings
Sing hosanna, sGing hosanna,
SAing hosanna to the KDing.G D
Give me lDove in my heart to keep me sGerving,
Give me lDove in my heart, I pArayA7
Give me lDove in my hD7eart to keep me sGerving,Em
To keep me sDerving till the brAeak A7of dDay
Sing hosanna, sGing hosanna,
SAing hosanna to the KiDng Gof kDings
Sing hosanna, sGing hosanna,
SAing hosanna to the KDing.G D
Give me pDeace in my heart to keep me rGesting,
Give me pDeace in my heart, I pArayA7
Give me pDeace in my hD7eart to keep me rGestingEm,
To keep me rDesting till the brAeak A7of dDay
Sing hosanna, sGing hosanna,
SAing hosanna to the KiDng Gof kDings
Sing hosanna, sGing hosanna,
SAing hosanna to the KDing.G D
Give me jDoy in my heart to keep me pGraising,
Give me jDoy in my heart, I prAayA7
Give me jDoy in my hD7eart to keep me pGraisingEm,
To keep me pDraising till the bAreak A7of dDay
Sing hosanna, sGing hosanna,
SAing hosanna to the KiDng Gof kDings
Sing hosanna, sGing hosanna,
SAing hosanna to the KDing.G D
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