Scripture Verse

Look on the fields, for they are white already to harvest. John 4:35

Introduction

Words: E. J. Pea­cock, in Ro­de­hea­ver’s Gos­pel Songs, by Ho­mer A. Ro­de­hea­ver & Charles Ga­bri­el (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ro­de­hea­ver, 1922), num­ber 26.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Pea­cock’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

The fields are all white to the har­vest,
And call­ing for work­ers to­day;
The rich, gold­en grain now in­vites you,
Oh, who will the sum­mons ob­ey?

Refrain

The har­vest is call­ing,
Awake from thy sleep­ing!
For few are the work­ers,
And soon comes the night,
Go forth to the reap­ing.

The reap­ers are few for the la­bor,
And great is the need of the hour;
Go forth in the name of the Mas­ter,
For He will en­due you with pow­er.

Refrain

And pray ye the Lord of the har­vest
To send forth His reap­ers amain,
For the har­vest most sure­ly will per­ish
Unless we shall gar­ner the grain.

Refrain

And this is the pro­mise He giv­eth:
The reap­er shall wag­es re­ceive,
And ga­ther his fruit, life eter­nal:
Go forth, and the pro­mise be­lieve!

Refrain