Christ in Song ‎#547

547. The Call for Reapers

1 Far and near the fields are teeming
With the sheaves of ripened grain;
Far and near their gold is gleaming
O'er the sunny slope and plain.

Chorus:
Lord of harvest, send forth reapers!
Hear us, Lord, to thee we cry;
Send them now the sheaves to gather,
Ere the harvest time pass by.

2 Send them forth with morn's first beaming,
Send them in the noontide's glare;
When the sun's last rays are streaming,
Bid them gather ev'rywhere. [Chorus]

3 O thou whom thy Lord is sending,
Gather now the sheaves of gold,
Heav'nward then at evening wending
Thou shalt come with joy untold. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Far and near the fields are teeming
• Title: The Call for Reapers
• Author: J. O. Thompson
• Refrain First Line: Lord of harvest, send forth reapers!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Living His Life: Call to Activity

Tune Information

• Name: [Far and near the fields are teeming]
• Composer: J. B. O. Clemm
• Key: A♭ Major