The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11556

11556. Harvest Fields Are Waiting

1 Harvest fields are waiting, white the waving grain;
Christ the Master calleth, soon the day will wane.
Hasten at His bidding, join the reaper band,
Help them at their labor, work with willing hand.

Refrain:
Harvest fields are waiting, labor while you may;
Time is swiftly flying, dome and work today.

2 Harvest fields are waiting, do not linger long;
Borne upon the breezes, comes the reaper’s song.
Patiently, O toiler, pluck the golden grain,
Ere the shades of evening fall o’er hill and plain. [Refrain]

3 Harvest fields are waiting: who will come today,
Join the band of reapers, bear the sheaves away?
Soon the day of toiling will be ever past;
May the Master’s greeting be "Well done" at last! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Harvest fields are waiting, white the waving grain
• Title: Harvest Fields Are Waiting
• Author: Birdie Bell
• Refrain First Line: Harvest fields are waiting
• Meter: 11.11.11 D
• Language: English
• Source: Jubilant Voices by W. Howard Doane, Elisha A. Hoffman, William Kirkpatrick and Charles H. Gabriel (Chicago: Hope Publishing Company, 1905)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ARMAGEDDON by C. Luise Reichardt

Tune Information

• Name: GDYNIA
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick (1905)
• Meter: 11.11.11 D
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain