Barefoot Books- LadyD: March 2015

Give Me Oil In My Lamp

Just as David in the Psalms writes of singing praises to God, we continue to sing of God's glory in our contemporary world.

Sing unto God, sing praises to His name. Psalm 68:4

I will sing praises unto the Lord. Psalm 27:6

This song, Give Me Oil In My Lamp was a hit in Jamaica in 1964. For more information, read here.

Did you know that Hosanna means Our God saves? What songs are you working on for Easter?

Chords and Lyrics to Give Me Oil In My Lamp

by A.Sevison

Key: D
Time: 4/4

Verse 1

D G

Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. (burning,)

D A7
Give me oil in my lamp, I pray. (Halleluia)

D G
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. (burning)
D A7 D

Keep me burning till the break of day.

Refrain:

D G
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,

A7 D
sing hosanna to the King of kings!

D G
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,

A7 D
sing hosanna to the King!

Verse 2

Give me love in my heart, keep me sharing.
Give me love in my heart, I pray.
Give me love in my heart, keep me sharing.

Keep me sharing till the break of day. (Refrain)

Verse 3

Give me joy in my heart, keep me singing.
Give me joy in my heart, I pray.
Give me joy in my heart, keep me singing.
Keep me singing till the break of day. (Refrain)

Verse 4

Give me faith in my heart, keep me praying.
Give me faith in my heart, I pray.
Give me faith in my heart, keep me praying.

Keep me praying till the break of day. (Refrain)

Suggestion:

Divide into two groups. Group one sings verse and chorus without words in parentheses. Group two sings with group one on verse but adds words in parentheses. On chorus, group two sings a descant of whole notes.

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Give Me Oil In My Lamp (Handbell Sheet Music, Handbell 2-3 octaves (or Handchimes 2-3 octaves))

Happy Palm Sunday!

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Deep And Wide Chords

I discovered this very cool upbeat calypso song on YouTube that is a popular children's song. It's an 'oldie' so I am familiar with the tune but I think the new twist on it is very nice.

Deep And Wide Bible Verse:

Psalm 36:9

For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.

Deep And Wide Chords

C              F
Deep and wide, deep and wide
          C                         G7
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide

(Deep and wide)
C                        F
Deep and wide (flowing), deep and wide
          C        G7               C
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide

(Deep and wide)

Download the song in PDF format, here.

Here's the video of the Sunday school song:

Deep and Wide Chords and Lyrics

Key: Bb

Time: 4/4

Bb             Eb
Deep and wide, deep and wide
          Bb                         F7
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide

(Deep and wide)
Bb                        Eb
Deep and wide (flowing), deep and wide
          Bb        F7               Bb
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide

(Deep and wide)

2. Repeat song leaving out "deep" but do action.
3. Repeat song leaving out "deep" and "wide" but do actions.
4. Repeat song leaving out "deep." "wide" and "fountain," but do actions.

Actions to Deep And Wide Kids Song


a) hands measure deep
b) hands measure wide
c) wiggle fingers left to right

Deep And Wide Christian Song

* Guitar play in key of A (A, D, E7)

Teaching this song to children will help them to know how deep and wide 
God's love is.

You may be interested in, GospelGuitar101

Sunday School: The Lord Is My Shepherd

The Lord Is My Shepherd: Barefoot Books-LadyD

Crayonbox-Learning

The Lord Is My Shepherd (Round)

Psalm 23

Key: F

Time: 3/4

F C7

The Lord is my shepherd, I'll walk with Him alway.

C7 F

He knows me and He loves me, I'll walk with Him alway.

(2) C7 F

Alway, al-way, I'll walk with Him alway.

C7 F

Alway, al-way, I'll walk with Him alway.

So, there's just 2 chords to play under the melody line to this song. Can you sing the melody? Remember to find the chord inversions in making a smooth chord progression!