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SDA Hymnal 358

Far and Near the Fields Are Teeming

Words: Mary Ann ThomsonMusic: Lowell MasonTune: MISSIONARY HYMN7.6.7.6.D with Refrain

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1Far 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.

RefrainLord 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.

2Send 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 everywhere.

3O thou, whom thy Lord is sending, Gather now the sheaves of gold; Heavenward then at evening wending, Thou shalt come with joy untold.

Scripture
Matthew 9:37-38; Luke 10:2

The verse

Meter
30 · the hymnal prints 7.6.7.6.D with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 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./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 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 everywhere./˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘???//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/31A

Verse 3

O thou, whom thy Lord is sending, Gather now the sheaves of gold; Heavenward then at evening wending, Thou shalt come with joy untold.˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/???/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/31A

Refrain

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./˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘???/˘30A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.