Now Mother, don't you stop a praying Father, keep right on praying Mother, don't you stop a praying For this old world is almost done Well keep your lamps trimmed and burning Keep your lamps trimmed and burning Keep your lamps trimmed and burning For this old world is almost done Ah Sister, don't you stop a praying Brother, keep right on praying Sister, don't you stop a praying For this old world is almost done Well keep your lamps trimmed and burning Keep your lamps Keep your lamps trimmed and burning For this old world is almost done Now Mother, don't you stop a praying Father Mother, don't you stop a praying For this old world is almost done We'll keep our lamps trimmed and burning Keep our lamps trimmed and burning Keep our lamps trimmed and burning For our race is almost run Keep our lamps trimmed and burning Keep our lamps trimmed and burning And burning We'll keep our lamps trimmed and burning For our race is almost run Keep our lamps trimmed and burning For our race is almost run