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Go work in my vineyard

Author: Eden Reade Latta Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Why stand ye here idle and others have sped

[Why stand ye here idle?]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: H. R. Palmer, by per. Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 15123 33134 56456 Used With Text: Why Stand Ye Here Idle?

[Why stand ye here idle]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Bryant Incipit: 55451 71212 33432 Used With Text: Why Stand Ye Here Idle?

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Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Minnetonka Songs #58 (1879) Refrain First Line: Go work in my vineyard Lyrics: 1 Why stand ye here idle? The householder said; Go work in my vineyard, And ye shall be paid: "No person hath hired us," They answering say; And then to their labor Quickly they haste away. Chorus: "Go work in my vineyard, Our Savior doth say; Why stand ye here idle, Why longer delay? "Go work in my vineyard," Our Savior doth say; "Why stand ye here idle Thro'out the long bright day?" 2 Why stand ye here idle? Our Lord doth inquire; Who works in his vineyard, He giveth his hire: Then speed to your labor, Go every one; The moments are passing, And there is much to be done. [Chorus] 3 Why stand ye here idle? The lab'rers are few; Oh haste to the harvest! 'Tis ready for you: Go thrust in your sickle, And reap with your might; Each sheaf should be gathered, Ere we behold the night. [Chorus] 4 Alas! for the idlers, Lamenting at last; "The summer is ended, The harvest is past: The heat and the burden, The reapers have braved; Our work is unfinished Still, and our souls unsaved." [Chorus] Scripture: Matthew 20:6 Languages: English Tune Title: [Why stand ye here idle?]

Why Stand Ye Here Idle?

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: The Best Standard Songs #81 (1896) First Line: Why stand ye here idle Refrain First Line: Oh, why stand ye idle? Languages: English Tune Title: [Why stand ye here idle]

Why Stand Ye Here Idle?

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Beautiful Songs of Zion #190 (1900) First Line: Why stand ye here idle Languages: English Tune Title: [Why stand ye here idle]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "Why Stand Ye Here Idle?" Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being widely popular in his day. His older brother, William, composed hymn tunes. He died at Guttenbert, IA. John Perry

H. R. Palmer

1834 - 1907 Person Name: H. R. Palmer, by per. Composer of "[Why stand ye here idle?]" in Minnetonka Songs Palmer, Horatio Richmond, MUS. DOC, was born April 26, 1834. He is the author of several works on the theory of music; and the editor of some musical editions of hymnbooks. To the latter he contributed numerous tunes, some of which have attained to great popularity, and 5 of which are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, London, 1881. His publications include Songs of Love for the Bible School; and Book of Anthems, the combined sale of which has exceeded one million copies. As a hymnwriter he is known by his "Yield not to temptation," which was written in 1868, and published in the National Sunday School Teachers' Magazine, from which it passed, with music by the author, into his Songs of Love, &c, 1874, and other collections. In America its use is extensive. Dr. Palmer's degree was conferred by the University of Chicago in 1880. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =============== Palmer, H. R., p. 877, i. The hymn "Would you gain the best in life" (Steadfastness), in the Congregational Sunday School Supplement, 1891, the Council School Hymn Book, 1905, and others, is by this author. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)