Praise and Worship ‎#46

46. The call for reapers

1 Far and near the fields are teeming
With the waves of ripened grain;
Far and near their gold is gleaming
O'er the sunny slope and plain.

Refrain
Lord of harvest, send forth reapers!
Hear us, Lord; to Thee we cry.
Send them now the sheaves to gather,
Ere the harvest-time pass by.

2 Send them forth with morn's first beaming;
Send them in the noontide's glare;
When the sun's last rays are gleaming,
Thou shalt come with joy untold. Refrain

3 O thou whom thy Lord is sending,
Gather now the sheaves of gold;
Heav'nward then at evening wending,
Thou shalt come with joy untold. Refrain

Text Information

• First Line: Far and near the fields are teeming
• Title: The call for reapers
• Author: J. O. Thompson
• Refrain First Line: Lord of harvest, send forth reapers
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978

Tune Information

• Name: [Far and near the fields are teeming]
• Composer: J. B. O. Clemm
• Key: A♭ Major