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 '''No. 37. The Ten Virgins.'''

1. Five of them were wise when the bridegroom came, Five of them were wise 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, &c.

3. The wise they took oil when the bridegroom came, The wise they took oil when the bridegroom came. Cho.—O Zion, &c.

4. The foolish took no oil when the bridegroom came, The foolish took no oil when the bridegroom came. Cho.—O Zion, &c.

5. The foolish they kept knocking when the bridegroom came, The foolish they kept knocking when the bridegroom came. Cho.—O Zion, &c.

6. Depart, I never knew you, said the bridegroom, then, Depart, I never knew you, said the bridegroom, then. Cho.—O Zion, &c.