Gather the Grain

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O list to the music that floats on the air

Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Tune: [O list to the music that floats on the air]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1. O list to the music that floats on the air,
The valleys are smiling, the reapers are there;
The summer rewards us with plenty again;
Then thrust in the sickle and gather the grain.

Refrain
Gather the grain, gather the grain;
Thanks for the sunshine, the dew, and the rain;
Sunshine is yielding its harvest again,
Then thrust in the sickle and gather the grain.

2. O why should we tarry from labor today?
The reapers are calling, and we must away;
The sky is unclouded and soft is the wind;
The bright sheaves are waving and ready to bind. [Refrain]

3. We ask of the Master, our strength to renew,
Tho’ great is the harvest, the toilers are few;
We pray that to others His grace He may give,
To work and be faithful as long as they live. [Refrain]

4. The harvest is passing, to greet us no more,
The summer is ending, and soon will be o’er;
Our moments neglected, return not again—
Now thrust in the sickle and gather the grain. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #1696

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Author: Fanny J. Crosby

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First Line:	O list to the music that floats on the air
Title:	Gather the Grain
Author:	Fanny J. Crosby
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Gather the grain
Copyright:	Public Domain