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| Text: | For If It Were Burning |
| Arranger: | P. P. B. |
| Tune: | [Say, is your lamp burning, my brother] |
| Composer: | P. P. Bilhorn |
1 Say, is your lamp burning, my brother?
I pray you look quickly and see,
For if it were burning, then surely
Some beams would fall brightly on me.
Chorus:
Let your light shine that others may see,
This the commandment He giveth to thee,
For if it were burning, then surely
Some beams would fall brightly on me.
2 Remember how many around you
Will follow wherever you go;
The tho’t that they walked in the shadow,
Would make your lamp brighter, I know. [Chorus]
3 There’s many a lamp that is lighted,
We see them from near and from far,
But few in their lustre and beauty
Shine steadily on like a star. [Chorus]
4 If once all the lamps that are lighted
Should steadily blaze in a line,
Wide over the land and the ocean
A girdle of glory would shine. [Chorus]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Say, is your lamp burning, my brother |
| Title: | For If It Were Burning |
| Arranger: | P. P. B. |
| Refrain First Line: | Let your light shine that others may see |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1943 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Say, is your lamp burning, my brother] |
| Composer: | P. P. Bilhorn |
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