Scripture Verse

Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. John 4:35

Introduction

Words: Er­nest G. Wes­ley, in The Me­tho­dist Sun­day School Hym­nal (New York: Me­tho­dist Book Con­cern, 1911), num­ber 150.

Music: Mis­sion­ary Call John H. Gow­er, 1911 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Gow­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Wes­ley,

portrait
Ernest Wesley (1847–1929)

Lyrics

God’s words to thee are spok­en:
Go forth, the fields to reap;
His pro­mise is His to­ken
That He thy soul will keep.
Heed not what voice may call thee,
Turn not one hour aside;
Though world and flesh en­tice thee,
Do thou in Christ con­fide.

He calls; why shouldst thou lin­ger?
The har­vest fields are white;
Should doubt or dan­ger hin­der,
Walk thou in God’s own light.
Go where and when He sends thee;
His will seek thou to know;
Thy God will ev­er lead thee,
And ev­ery step will show.

To all who go, obey­ing,
Rich pro­mis­es He gives;
All needed strength con­vey­ing,
From Him who ev­er lives.
Thy way is straight be­fore thee;
The gates are all un­barred;
While migh­ty love im­pels thee,
No path­way will be hard.

Go where the lost are dy­ing,
Because of guilt and sin;
Go, on love’s pin­ions fly­ing,
For Christ the world to win.
His grace will e’er sus­tain thee,
His strength shall thee en­shrine;
No foe shall e’er o’er­whelm thee,
While Christ the Lord is thine.