Inspiring Gospel Solos and Duets No. 1 ‎#24

24. For If It Were Burning

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