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90. The Master Calls

1 Where are the reapers so needed,
To gather in the grain?
Lo! an abundant harvest spreads
All ripened o’er the plain.

Refrain:
Hasten to the field;
Your trusty sickle wield;
No longer delaying,
In idleness straying;
The Master is calling for thee.
Answer Him today,
And gather while you may;
You cannot neglect it,
Despise or reject it,
Go forth, a reaper be.

2 Many already have answered
The Master’s call for aid;
Blessed the work, and well indeed
The reapers shall be paid. [Refrain]

3 Hasten to answer the summons—
You dare not long delay!
Harvest will soon be over; then
Waste not a single day. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Where are the reapers so needed
Title: The Master Calls
Author: C. S. Brown
Refrain First Line: Hasten to the field
Language: English
Publication Date: 1923
Topic: Consecration
Copyright: 1923 by Homer A. Rodeheaver
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Where are the reapers so needed]
Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
Copyright: 1923 by Homer A. Rodeheaver
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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