Advent Hymnals

547. THE CALL FOR REAPERS

Christ in Song,

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]

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  Title	The Call for Reapers
  Key	A♭ Major
  Titles	Lord of harvest, send forth reapers!
  First Line	Far and near the fields are teeming
  Author	J. O. Thompson
  Year	1908
  Composer	J. B. O. Clemm
  Hymnal	-
  Tune	Far and near the fields are teeming
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  Chorus Type
  Subjects	Living His Life: Call to Activity
  Texts	Matthew 9:37
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