5731. Reapers Are Needed (Gabriel)

1. Standing in the market places all the season through,
Idly saying, Lord, is there no work that I can do?
O how many loiter, while the Master calls anew—
Reapers! reapers! Who will work today?

Refrain
Lift thine eyes and look upon the fields that stand
Ripe and ready for the willing gleaner’s hand,
Rouse ye, O sleepers! Ye are needed as reapers!
Who will be the first to answer,
Master, here am I.
Far and wide the ripened grain is bending low,
In the breezes gently waving to and fro,
Rouse ye, O sleepers! Ye are needed as reapers!
And the golden harvest days are swiftly passing by.

2. Ev’ry sheaf you gather will become a jewel bright
In the crown you hope to wear in yonder world of light.
Seek the gems immortal that are precious in His sight!
Reapers! reapers! Who will work today? [Refrain]

3. Morning hours are passing, and the ev’ning follows fast;
Soon the time of reaping will forevermore be past.
Empty handed to the Master will you go at last?
Reapers! reapers! Who will work today? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Standing in the market places all the season through
Title: Reapers Are Needed (Gabriel)
Author: Charles H. Gabriel (1902)
Refrain First Line: Lift thine eyes and look upon the fields that stand
Language: English
Source: Pentecostal Hymns No. 3, by Henry Date (Chicago, Illinois: Hope Publishing Company, 1902)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: This piece was written for choirs.
Tune Information
Name: [Standing in the market places all the season through]
Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1902)
Incipit: 11111 23455 63544
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Pentecostal Hymns No. 3, by Henry Date (Chicago, Illinois: Hope Publishing Company, 1902)
Copyright: Public Domain



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