Oil in My Lamp

{{short description|Traditional Christian hymn}}

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"Oil in My Lamp", also known as "Give Me Oil in My Lamp" and "Sing Hosanna", is a Christian hymn based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The song has been recorded many times and was a hit in Jamaica in 1964 for Eric "Monty" Morris,{{cite book

| author1 = Kevin O'Brien Chang

| author2 = Wayne Chen

| title = Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music

| url = https://archive.org/details/reggaeroutesstor00chan

| url-access = registration

| year = 1998

| publisher = Temple University Press

| isbn = 978-1-56639-629-5

| pages = [https://archive.org/details/reggaeroutesstor00chan/page/90 90]–

}} as well as appearing on The Byrds' 1969 album Ballad of Easy Rider, and also as a single (on the B side of Ballad of Easy Rider, Columbia 44990).