Midnight Oil

Verse 1


Mamma always got up early
And she never went to bed till late

Yet I never heard her complaining about her family of eight
There were times she should have been sleeping
Late in the midnight hour
She’d get down on her knees and I could hear her pray

“Lord fill them with your power”


Chorus


Mamma liked to burn the midnight oil
Down on her knees in prayer
If you asked her why she did it
She’ll say she did it cause she cared
Mamma knew Jesus was when she knelt by her rocking chair

That’s why my mamma was willing to burn the midnight oil in prayer


Verse 2


Now mamma’s gone to be with Jesus.
I’ve got a family of my own.
And whenever the clock strikes midnight
You will find me all alone. That when I start to call upon Jesus
For his wisdom and his power.
You see God even likes when a daddy prays even in the midnight hour


Repeat chorus


Years from now when my own little boy has a family of his own
Will he kneel down and pray, when the hour is late

And pass the legacy on


Repeat Chorus


Now there’s a daddy willing to burn the midnight oil in prayer