No. 37. The Ten Virgins

1
Five of them were wise when the bride-groom came,
Five of them were wise when the bride-groom came.

Chorus:
O Zion, O Zion, O Zion, when the bridegroom came.
O Zion, O Zion, O Zion, when the bridegroom came.

2
Five of them were foolish when the bridegroom came,
Five of them were foolish when the bridegroom came.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.
3
The wise they took oil when the bridegroom came
The wise they took oil when the bridegroom came.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.
4
The foolish took no oil when the bridegroom came,
The foolish took no oil when the bridegroom came.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.
5
The foolish they kept knocking when the bridegroom came,
The foolish they kept knocking when the bridegroom came.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.
6.
Depart, I never knew you, said the bridegroom, then,
Depart, I never knew you, said the bridegroom, then.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.