Watchful Servants Blues

A slow, watchful Delta-style blues inspired by the words of Jesus in Mark 13:33–37 and Luke 12:35–40. This song reflects the call to stay awake, keep the lamp burning, and be ready—because the hour is unknown. Rooted in biblical imagery and told through a traditional 12-bar blues feel, The Watchful Servants Blues blends Scripture with raw acoustic storytelling.

Scripture: Mark 13:33–37

³³Be on guard! Be alert^[a]! You do not know when that time will come. ³⁴It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

³⁵“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. ³⁶If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. ³⁷What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”

Lyrics

Verse 1
Keep your eyes wide open, lamp trimmed and burning bright,
Yeah, keep your eyes wide open, lamp trimmed and burning bright,
You don’t know the hour, could be morning or midnight.

Verse 2
Master left the house now, put the work in every hand,
Yeah, the master left the house, put the work in every hand,
Told the gatekeeper plainly, “Son, you watch this land.”

Verse 3
Could be evening shadows, could be rooster cry,
Yeah, it could be evening shadows, could be rooster cry,
If He comes sudden, don’t let Him catch you dry.

Verse 4
Loins girded, lights on, standing by the door,
Yeah, loins girded, lights on, standing by the door,
When He knocks, open fast—don’t sleep no more.

Verse 5
Blessed are the servants He finds awake,
Yeah, blessed are the servants He finds awake,
He’ll sit them at the table, that’s the promise He’ll make.

Verse 6
If you knew the hour that the thief would roam,
Yeah, if you knew the hour that the thief would roam,
You’d stay right watching, wouldn’t leave your home.

Verse 7
Watch and pray, children, that’s the word I bring,
Yeah, watch and pray, children, that’s the word I sing,
What He said to one soul, He said to everything.

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