"Oil in My Lamp", also known as "Give Me Oil in My Lamp" and "Sing Hosanna", is a traditional Christian hymn based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,Sing hosanna to the King of Kings!Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,Sing hosanna to the King! Verse: Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The song has been recorded many times and was a hit in Jamaica in 1964 for Eric "Monty" Morris,[1] as well as appearing on The Byrds' 1969 album Ballad of Easy Rider, and also as a single (on the B side of Ballad of Easy Rider, Columbia 44990). Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning, Keep me burning till the break of day. Keep me burning, )", continuing with a third verse beginning "Give me peace in my heart, Keep me resting" and so on. Give me oil in my lamp, I pray! )", continuing with a third verse beginning "Give me peace in my heart, Keep me resting" and so on. Thus the second verse runs: "Give me joy in my heart, Keep me singing, Give me joy in my heart, I pray (etc. For example, fans both of Rangers and of the England national team have chanted "No surrender to the IRA" to it. "Oil in My Lamp", also known as "Give Me Oil in My Lamp" and "Sing Hosanna", is a traditional Christian hymn based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. Give me oil in my lamp, Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting. Give me joy in my heart, keep me singing. sing hosanna! The melody has been used in football chants in the United Kingdom. Give me oil in my lamp, "Oil in My Lamp", also known as "Give Me Oil in My Lamp" and "Sing Hosanna", is a traditional Christian hymn based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. Refrain: Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the King of kings! Sing hosanna to the King of kings! Keep me burning, Sing hosanna! Boy Scout involvement with this song, but it's in the Our Chalet Song Book from the Girl Scouts/Girl Guides. BBC Teach > School Radio > Songs > Songs for Assemblies and Collective Worship. Keep me burning till the break of day. Sing hosanna to the King! Give me love in my heart, keep me serving. (Give Me Oil in My Lamp) Words by A. Sevison; music by The Csehys Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning Sing hosanna! Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. Thus the second verse runs: "Give me joy in my heart, Keep me singing, Give me joy in my heart, I pray (etc. Sing hosanna to the King! The song has been recorded many times and was a hit in Jamaica in 1964 for Eric "Monty" Morris, as well as appearing on The Byrds' 1969 album Ballad of Easy Rider. Verse: The song has been recorded many times and was a hit in Jamaica in 1964 for Eric "Monty" Morris, as well as appearing on The Byrds' 1969 album Ballad of Easy Rider. sing hosanna! Give me oil in my lamp, I pray. Give me oil in my lamp, It also appears in the UK hymn book "Come and praise", published by the BBC. Keep me burning Give me oil in my lamp, Sing hosanna to the King of kings! Chorus Chorus: Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the King! Sing hosanna! Give me love in my heart, keep me serving. Till the break of day. Read about our approach to external linking. sing hosanna! Sing hosanna! 1 Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. Songs for Assemblies and Collective Worship. Chorus: [2], Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil_in_My_Lamp&oldid=981340235, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from May 2014, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 18:42. Sing Hosanna! sing hosanna! Give me oil in my lamp, I pray. Till the break of day. Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting. https://hymn.fandom.com/wiki/Give_me_oil_in_my_lamp?oldid=3886. The song is sung in verse-chorus format; subsequent verses replace "oil in my lamp" with a different request, with the verb "burning" replaced with an appropriate verb for the request. "Oil in My Lamp", also known as "Give Me Oil in My Lamp" and "Sing Hosanna", is a traditional Christian hymn based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. Keep me burning, Give me oil in my lamp, I pray. Give me joy in my heart, keep me singing. Subject: ADD: Sing Hosanna/Give Me Oil in My Lamp From: Joe Offer Date: 20 Nov 04 - 04:10 AM I didn't find any U.S. Keep me burning, Keep me burning 2 Give me love in my heart, keep me sharing. Subsequent verses replace "oil in my lamp" with a different request, with the verb "burning" replaced with an appropriate verb for the request.