Scripture Verse

The harvest truly is plenteous, but the workers are few. Matthew 9:37

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Sunday-School Praises, ed­it­ed by Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (New York and Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Ea­ton & Mains and Jen­nings & Pye, 1900).

Music: George T. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Kirk­pat­rick (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Harvesting the Sheaves
George Clausen
1852–1944

Lyrics

Let us away, no longer delay,
Morning with joy is bright;
Let us away and labor today
Out in the fields so white.

Refrain

Onward, onward, bounding along,
Onward, onward, join the busy throng.
Shouting, singing, o’er the harvest plain;
Joyful, joyful, gather in the grain.

Let us away, the message obey,
Jesus repeats the call;
Come with a will, our mission fulfill,
Haste to the work for all.

Refrain

Let us away, we cannot delay,
Harvest will soon be o’er;
Moments and hours, like beau­ti­ful flow’rs,
Soon will return no more.

Refrain

Let us away, O let us away,
Lifting our eyes above;
Faithful and true our labor pursue,
Trusting a Sav­ior’s love.

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