Petra - Midnight Oil Lyrics
[Based on Matthew 25:1-13]
We wait since the day He ascended
He said He would come again
Some think it will be such a long time
We live like there's no tomorrow
We wait with out lamps of oil
We watch for the midnight hour
The day we cease our toil
When the trumpet sounds and the bridegroom comes
The wedding's gonna be so royal
So we gotta keep staying loyal
'Cause our feet are gonna leave this soil
When we 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 their emptiness
Will our lamps be full at parousia?
When the bridegroom comes we will hear the call
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Petra Midnight Oil Comments
A song from rock n roll level faith. This song is in a level higher than Jekyll and Hyde
I remember when I was young, my mom played this album in our minivan. I might've not been so fond of it at the time since I was so young. But I recently wanted to know about it and had no luck. So I decided to look it up and I finally found it today and gonna fall in love with this! 10/10
Awesome Song! 😇
There is something about this material : Hartman rubs shoulders with J.S. Bach himself.
Jehovah be praised for this gospel band.
Fun song
- Matthew 25:8 - And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
- Matthew 25:9 - But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
I pump iron with this song!
The Bon Jovi band could NOT have written this OR sung it OR played it
This is my favorite song because the music is great 👍🏻😆😁😄
this music is just so completely thrilling
I love you thank you for adding this songs
drake has scawt on petra
Who disliked this video, Black Sabbath?
😂😂😂
black sabbath is a sabbath of the devil
Bendiciones. Me gustan tus traducciones, pero en esta canción en particular, la expresión "burn the midnight oil" es un modismo que significa vigilar, aunque literalmente sea quemar el aceite de media noche. Bye
no sólo su música es genial, la letra, el mensaje es poderoso
Keep burning the midnight oil! Thank you Petra!!!
PSALM 83, PSALM 69: 22, EZEKIEL 38, 39, 1 THESSALONIANS 5: 3. ISAIAH 29: 5....................
Go Back To The ROCK!
Can't wait to be united with Jesus!
La3ke of tearsJustin Cooper
amén la gloria se para el señor .
trasciende las épocas. Petra. Que banda. Si no es la mejor...
This will be my new jogging christian song!!! Yeaaaaaaaay!!!!
que rock
Rock at it's best!! Crank it up to 11, lol..I actually learned the guitar riff & solo..
Dew it!
Is it Throwback Thursday yet? No? Who cares, this rocks.
my favorite one!!!!!! love this song
I've never heard this song before...but I had a dream (a sleeping dream) about meetings called "Midnight Oil," where people get together to let the Holy Spirit move after hours -- say after church services where the Holy Spirit is not allowed to move as He should. Now, I see it's not only to keep the oil of the Spirit in operation but it's to keep oil in our lamps to be ready for the Lord's retrun. The Holy Spirit IS the oil in our lamps! So, I had to check this song out! GOOD STUFF!!!
You can't stop something that does not exist :)
cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the unbeliever there, u may well get dammned if u don't repent from your sins, and from taking
GOD'S Holy Name in vane. When a person tries to curse GOD'S Holy Name, the devil loves it so he can curse u.
Amen to that :] Think about praising the lord all day long in heaven with bands like this after death! Can't wait :D
not a believer, but GOD DAMN THATS GOOD MUSIC!!! \m/
Jonathan Davi sure as hell is ;) I'm not a Christian but I do love this song. I don't actually believe in any religion though I firmly believe in God
@The Æternal Wölf _...though I firmly believe in God..._
Why though?
@lonzenator I totally agree. There has not been any comparable band since
@Agapeforefront Haha, God bless you brother!!
There's a reason why there is zero dislikes!!
This album and band kicks big fat demon ass!!!
yes90125 Lol
Yeah buddy!
Mi banda favorita--- my Favorite band of the last (scared to say how many years). I have been listening to them since the albums More power to ya, Never Say Die and Not of this World. Never been a better band... When they decided to stop, the world of Christian music lost an extremely incredible gift... Thanks for posting these for the memories of us 80s rockers and every one else....
@evilunixuser1 i desagree too.. you could save alot of people by telling the word of god and not trully believe in his words.. it would be like a car salesman selling a car without an engine alot of people are doing this nowadays.. god knows about these things he can see the true intensions of your heart :)
I love this song. play this in my truck every day.
I did like how exceedingly, amazingly high Greg could sing. *melts into a puddle just thinking about it*
But John is no slouch, in fact I like his voice just as well.
If Petra needed a replacement for Greg they picked the right vocalist, he has a true 'rock & roll' voice.
And really, would you have rathered they just quit?!
Many of the songs off this album have helped me through some really hard times, I don't know what I would have done without them.
John IS STILL awesome !!!!
true dat is!
They can not shut down the word of God tho.
Just wait. The secularists at WMG that now own Petra will shut this down.
Well, that would make three of us. I can't stand slow songs either.
Haha, this is true :P
this is one of the best
christian rock bands
ever, also..
i have seen
Pillar and SuperChick in concert..
Pillar was louder :P
Karson Zeltwanger saw them on this tour I think I was 14 then
This song is
the best Christian-Rock
song ever MADE!!!!!!!!!!!
'Right On'
~Solid~