The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11858

11858. The Fields Are White To Harvest (Harvest Bells)

1 The fields are white to harvest,
The grain is falling fast,
And soon the time of reaping
Forever will be past.

Refrain:
The harvest bells! oh, how they ring;
To one and all they say,
"O come, the blessèd Gospel sing,
Come work and watch and pray."

2 "Come over then and help us,"
The harvest bells do say,
"Come quickly to the rescue";
This call we must obey. [Refrain]

3 Then do not tarry longer,
"Make haste," the bells do say,
As everywhere they’re ringing,
"Work while ’tis called today". [Refrain]

4 Then let us pray and labor
Until the end we see,
’Till every friend and neighbor
From Satan shall be free. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The fields are white to harvest
• Title: The Fields Are White To Harvest (Harvest Bells)
• Author: William E. Penn
• Refrain First Line: The harvest bells! oh, how they ring
• Meter: 76.76.86.86
• Language: English
• Source: New Harvest Bells by Mrs. William E. Penn, W. H. Morris and Elisha A. Hoffman (Eureka Springs, Ark.: Mrs. W. E. Penn, 1900)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MECKLENBURG
• Composer: William Evander Penn (1900)
• Meter: 76.76.86.86
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain