Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words: Will­iam E. Penn, in New Har­vest Bells, ed­it­ed by Mrs. Will­iam E. Penn, W. H. Mor­ris & Eli­sha A. Hoff­man (Eu­re­ka Springs, Ar­kan­sas: Mrs. Will­iam E. Penn, 1900), num­ber 1.

Music: Meck­len­burg Will­iam E. Penn, 1900 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William E. Penn (1832–1895)

Lyrics

The fields are white to har­vest,
The grain is fall­ing fast,
And soon the time of reap­ing
Forever will be past.

Refrain

The har­vest bells! oh, how they ring;
To one and all they say,
O come, the bless­èd Gos­pel sing,
Come work and watch and pray.

Come ov­er then and help us,
The har­vest bells do say,
Come quick­ly to the res­cue;
This call we must ob­ey.

Refrain

Then do not tar­ry long­er,
Make haste, the bells do say,
As ev­ery­where they’re ring­ing,
Work while ’tis called to­day.

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Then let us pray and la­bor
Until the end we see,
’Till eve­ry friend and neigh­bor
From Sa­tan shall be free.

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