I
I TOLD THE LORD I WAS WILLING TO DO
JUST ANYTHING THAT HE WANTED ME TO.
HE SAID THAT I MUST BE WILLING TO TOIL
SEEK AND TO PRAY AND BURN MIDNIGHT OIL.
CHORUS
BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL
SEEKING FOR PEACE AND FOR JOY.
PRAYING FOR SOULS THAT ARE LOST,
I'M BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL.
II
SOULS IN THE HARVEST THAT HAVE GONE ASTRAY
THE REAPER IS COMING THERE'S NO TIME TO WAIST
SATAN IS WANTING THEIR SOULS TO DESTROY
IT'S TIME WE START BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL.