Rest By and By

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I've been to the field with the reapers

Author: May L. Clayton
Tune: [I've been to the field with the reapers]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 I’ve been to the field with the reapers,
And there I have gleaned all day;
But my task was light, and my heart was glad,
For I heard the Master say:

Chorus:
Rest by and by, rest by and by,
Rest in the field above;
There is rest by and by, happy rest by and by,
And a crown of eternal love.

2 O sweet was the song of the reapers,
And bright was their golden grain,
As it waved in the light of the mid-day sun,
And it smiled o’er the harvest plain. [Chorus]

3 And still by the side of the reapers
I ask that my place may be,
Till the sun shall set, and my work is done,
And the Master calls me home. [Chorus]

Source: Living Hymns: for use in the Sabbath School, Christian Endeavor Meetings, the church & home #185

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First Line:	I've been to the field with the reapers
Title:	Rest By and By
Author:	May L. Clayton
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Rest by and by, rest by and by
Copyright:	Public Domain