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[Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. M. Seamans Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 32343 21651 11221 Used With Text: Who Will Work For Jesus

Author: C. M. S. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field Refrain First Line: Go, gather in the sheaves Lyrics: 1. Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field, The sheaves to garner in? Who today will join us and the sickle wield, These precious souls to win? Chorus: Go, gather in the sheaves, O haste, O haste away; Go and work for Jesus in the harvest field, Go forth and work today. 2. Ev'ry single corner of this world-wide field Is white with ripened grain, Faithful, earnest effort will a harvest yield, God's work is not in vain. [Chorus] 3. See the host around us who the Lord's might be! Oh do not now delay! Think of waiting millions far across the sea! Go forth and work today. [Chorus] 4. There's a crown awaiting ev'ry faithful one Who lends a helping hand; Jesus soon is coming and will say "Well done" To all the mission band. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field]

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Who Will Work For Jesus?

Author: Clarence Milton Seamans Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #15978 First Line: Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field Refrain First Line: Go, gather in the ripened sheaves Lyrics: 1 Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field, The sheaves to garner in? Who today will join us and the sickle wield, These precious souls to win? Refrain: Go, gather in the ripened sheaves, O do not longer now delay. Go and work for Jesus in the harvest field, Go forth and work today. 2 Every single corner of this worldwide field Is white with ripened grain; Faithful, earnest effort will a harvest yield— God’s work is not in vain. [Refrain] 3 See the host around us who the Lord’s might be! O do not now delay! Think of waiting millions far across the sea! Go forth and work today. [Refrain] 4 There’s a crown awaiting every faithful one Who lends a helping hand; Jesus soon is coming and will say, Well done To all the mission band. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field]

Who Will Work For Jesus

Author: C. M. S. Hymnal: Carols of Hope #8 (1906) First Line: Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field Refrain First Line: Go, gather in the sheaves Lyrics: 1. Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field, The sheaves to garner in? Who today will join us and the sickle wield, These precious souls to win? Chorus: Go, gather in the sheaves, O haste, O haste away; Go and work for Jesus in the harvest field, Go forth and work today. 2. Ev'ry single corner of this world-wide field Is white with ripened grain, Faithful, earnest effort will a harvest yield, God's work is not in vain. [Chorus] 3. See the host around us who the Lord's might be! Oh do not now delay! Think of waiting millions far across the sea! Go forth and work today. [Chorus] 4. There's a crown awaiting ev'ry faithful one Who lends a helping hand; Jesus soon is coming and will say "Well done" To all the mission band. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Who will work for Jesus in the harvest field]

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Clarence M. Seamans

1869 - 1939 Person Name: C. M. S. Author of "Who Will Work For Jesus" in Carols of Hope Seamans, Clarence Milton. (Johnston, Rhode Island, February 8, 1869--July 21, 1939, Whitman, Massachusetts). Direct descendant of Roger Williams, the founder of the Rhode Island Colony. Seamans married Annie May Bennett on October 8, 1890; they had four children. Ordained to the ministry of the Advent Christian Church, he served their churches in Pascoag and River Point, R.I.; Dover, New Hampshire; Chelsea, Springfield, and Boston, Mass.; and Rutland, Vermont. His last 19 years were spent as pastor in Whitman, Mass. For many years, he was secretary of the Massachusetts Advent Christian Conference and of the Marion (Mass.) Campmeeting Association. He was also active in the Alton Bay (N.H.) Campmeeting Association. He contributed many articles to his denomination's periodical, The World's Crisis. He was an ardent pastor, preaching the Christian life and the imminent Second Coming, subjects reflected in his hymns. In addition to writing and composing a number of hymns and tunes, he was a joint editor of the Golden Sheaf (1902) and Carols of Hope (1906). --Russell J. Cross and Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives