On Joyful Wing ‎#11

11. Rest by and by

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:

Refrain:
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 midday sun,
And it smiled o’er the harvest plain.[Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I’ve been to the field with the reapers
• Title: Rest by and by
• Author: May L. Clayton
• Refrain First Line: Rest by and by, rest by and by
• Publication Date: 1886

Tune Information

• Name: [I’ve been to the field with the reapers]
• Composer: Jno. R. Sweney