The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16980

16980. White Harvest Fields

1. The fields are white to har­vest,
But the la­bor­ers are few;
Do not idle, do not loi­ter
By the way;
Lo, the Mas­ter calls for reap­ers,
And the Mas­ter calls for you,
"Go la­bor in My har­vest field to­day."

Refrain

To the har­vest field away!
There is dan­ger in delay!
Day soon is past—night falls so fast—
To the har­vest field, to the har­vest field,
To the har­vest field away,
To the har­vest field,
To the har­vest field, away!

2. The fields are white to har­vest,
But the la­bor­ers are few;
See, the sun is in the ze­nith—
Haste away!
There are sheaves which must be gar­nered,
There is work for all to do,
Go la­bor in the har­vest field to­day.

Refrain

3. The fields are white to har­vest,
But the la­bor­ers are few;
Shadows length­en, soon will come the
Close of day;
If the Sav­ior’s bless­ing you would win,
When tasks and toils are thro’,
Go la­bor in the har­vest field to­day.

Refrain

Text Information

• First Line: The fields are white to harvest
• Title: White Harvest Fields
• Author: Eleanor W. Long (1908)
• Refrain First Line: To the harvest field away!
• Language: English
• Source: Appeared in The Evangel, compiled by Robert H. Coleman & William W. Hamilton (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania et alibi: American Baptist Publication Society, 1909), number 146

Tune Information

• Name: [The fields are white to harvest]
• Composer: Charles H. Gabriel
• Key: B♭ Major