The Fields are White

Far and near the fields are golden

Author: Lida Shivers Leech
Tune: [Far and near the fields are golden]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Far and near the fields are golden,
With their wealth of ripened grain,
Far and near o’er hill and valley,
Comes the oft repeated strain.

Chorus:
For the fields are white to harvest,
But the laborers are few,
Who will heed the call to service,
There is work for all to do.

2 Far and near the call is sounding,
Who will go and work today,
Souls are perishing around us,
Who will now the call obey. [Chorus]

3 Precious jewels for His kingdom,
Go and gather while you may,
Soon the golden sun will vanish,
Soon will come the close of day. [Chorus]


Source: Kingdom Songs: for use in the Sunday School, the young people's meeting, the devotional service #92

Author: Lida Shivers Leech

Born: Ju­ly 12, 1873, May­ville, New Jer­sey. Died: March 4, 1962, Long Beach, Cal­i­for­nia. Leech spent her child­hood in Cape May Court House, New Jer­sey, and at­tend­ed Co­lum­bia Un­i­ver­si­ty and Tem­ple Un­i­ver­si­ty. She played the or­gan at Be­tha­ny Meth­od­ist Church in Cam­den, New Jer­sey, served as ac­com­pa­nist at evan­gel­i­cal serv­ic­es, and wrote some 500 hymn tunes in her life­time. Sources-- Emurian, pp. 112-3 Reynolds, p. 336 Lyrics-- God’s Way Is Best I Have Re­deemed Thee I’ll Go Any­where No Fault in Him Some Day He’ll Make It Plain Thine for Ser­vice Trust Me, Try Me, Prove Me © 1928 When the Veil is Lifte… Go to person page >

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First Line: Far and near the fields are golden
Title: The Fields are White
Author: Lida Shivers Leech
Language: English
Refrain First Line: For the fields are white to harvest
Publication Date: 1914
Copyright: Public Domain

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