The Jewel ‎#99

99. Our Field Is the World

1 Disciples of Jesus why stand ye here idle?
Go work in His vineyard, He call us today?
The night is approaching when no man can labor,
Our Master commands us, and shall we delay?

Chorus:
Our field is the world!
Our field is the world!
Look up for the harvest is near;
When the reapers from glory,
Will shout as they come,
And the Lord of the vineyard appear.

2 Our field is the world, and our work is before us,
To each is appointed a message to bear;
At home or abroad, in the cottage or palace,
Wherever directed our mission is there. [Chorus]

3 Perhaps we are called from the highways and hedges,
To gather the lowly, despised, and oppressed;
If this be our duty, then why should we falter?
We'll do it, and trust to our Saviour the rest. [Chorus]

4 Instead of the thorn shall the myrtle be planted;
The desert shall blossom and bloom as the rose;
The palm tree rejoicing shall spread forth her branches;
The lamb and the lion together repose. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Disciples of Jesus why stand ye here idle?
• Title: Our Field Is the World
• Refrain First Line: Our field is the world!
• Publication Date: 1874

Tune Information

• Name: [Disciples of Jesus why stand ye here idle?]
• Composer: Phillips
• Composer: O'Kane
• Key: F Major or modal