We wait since the day He ascended
He said He would come again
Some think it will be such a long time
Some think they know just when
We live like there's no tomorrow
We wait with our lamps of oil
We watch for the midnight hour
The day we cease our toil When the trumpet sounds
And the bridegroom comes
The weddings gonna be so royal
So we gotta keep stayin' loyal
'Cause our feet are gonna leave this soil
When we burn the midnight oil
Burn the midnight oil Some wait from the top of the mountain
Away from the world below
Some work while there's still a harvest
No rest when there's seed to sow
We go out to wait for the bridegroom
Some bring oil of readiness
Some lamps will be burned out waiting
Left out in there emptiness Will our lamps be full at Parousia?
The weddings gonna be so royal
So we gotta keep stayin' loyal
'Cause our feet are gonna leave this soil
When we burn the midnight oil
When we burn the midnight oil Or you burn it
You better check your oil
Oh, come on When the bridegroom comes
We will hear the calm
The weddings gonna be so royal
So we gotta keep stayin' loyal
'Cause our feet are gonna leave this soil
When we burn the midnight oil Weddings gonna be so royal
So we gotta keep staying loyal
'Cause our feet are gonna leave this soil
When we burn the midnight oil
Burn the midnight oil