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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Yazoo Records, also Got the Blues, Can’t Be Satisfied (Mississippi John Hurt), Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying and God Moves on the Water
Part of Praise God I’m Satisfied, also God Moves on the Water, Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed and I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 7 of Blind Willie Johnson’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 65 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Blind Willie Johnson and Willie B. Harris
- Part of
- Praise God I’m Satisfied
- Released on
- Yazoo Records
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Blind Willie Johnson and Willie B. Harris
- Part of
- Praise God I’m Satisfied
- Released on
- Yazoo Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Yazoo Records
Same release: Praise God I’m Satisfied
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Yazoo Records
Same release: Praise God I’m Satisfied
Same writer: [traditional]
Same release: Praise God I’m Satisfied
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning was performed by Blind Willie Johnson
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning was performed by Blind Willie Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning was performed by Willie B. Harris
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning was performed by Willie B. Harris
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning was written by [traditional]
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning is part of the release Praise God I’m Satisfied
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning is part of the release Praise God I’m Satisfied
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Yazoo Records is the label of the song Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Yazoo Records is the label of the song Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning was released on 1990-02-27
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning was released on 1990-02-27
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026