Текст пісні
There's a quiet in the evening and a whisper in the flame
I'm listening for the footsteps calling out my name
Ten candles in the doorway where the midnight winds are cold
Some carried oil inside their hearts, some only carried gold
The cry came through the darkness Now the Bridegroom draws so near
Five lamps were burning steady light, and five fell short of here
So keep the little light I've given, keep it warm and bright
The door is opening any hour of night
Keep the lamp, keep the watch
Fill it with Your love till the shadows drop
When the world grows still and the stars lean in
Let me be awake when You come again
A master left his household and he set a steward's care
To give their food in season and to tend with patient prayer
But some began to beat the ones they promised they would feed
I want to be the faithful heart that serves in word and deed
Not for the praise of passing days, but for the joy to see
The Master smile and call my name You've watched and waited Me
Keep the lamp, keep the watch
Fill it with Your love till the shadows drop
When the world grows still and the stars lean in
Let me be awake when You come again
Like a thief without a warning, like the sudden break of light
You will step across the threshold of our ordinary night
Teach my soul the simple posture steady hands and open eyes
Let my lamp be trimmed and burning when the Bridegroom splits the skies
Keep the lamp, keep the watch
Fill it with Your love till the shadows drop
If the midnight call is on the wind
Find me wide awake when You come again
Keep the lamp, keep the watch
Fill it with Your love till the shadows drop
If the midnight call is on the wind
Find me wide awake when You come again
There's a quiet in the evening and a whisper in the flame
I'm waiting with a watchful heart till You call my name