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Text:The Reaper’s Song
Author:Edith Sanford Tillotson
Tune:[We are reapers in the field]
Composer:Ira B. Wilson

18. The Reaper’s Song

1 We are reapers in the field,
Working for the King;
Busy hours their fruits now yield,
Rich reward they bring.

Refrain:
Working for the Lord of the harvest,
Bringing in the sheaves so fair,
Throwing out the weeds of sin,
Bringing only goodness in,
Toiling for him everywhere;
Working for the Lord of the harvest,
Sinful words and deeds we throw away;
Only love, and truth, and faith, and kindness,
Are the sheaves that we bring today.

2 We are reapers, young and old,
Each must do his best;
We must work with courage bold,
Striving with the rest. [Refrain]

3 We are reapers for the King
Mid his golden grain;
As we work our voices ring
In the glad refrain. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: We are reapers in the field
Title: The Reaper’s Song
Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson
Refrain First Line: Working for the Lord of the harvest
Publication Date: 1908
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [We are reapers in the field]
Composer: Ira B. Wilson
Notes: Public Domain.



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