The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6241

6241. Saints of God! The Dawn Is Brightening

1. Saints of God! the dawn is brightening,
Token of our coming Lord:
O’er the earth the field is whitening;
Louder rings the Master’s Word;
Pray for reapers, pray for reapers
In the harvest of the Lord!

2. Now, O Lord, fulfill Thy pleasure,
Breathe upon Thy chosen band,
And, with Pentecostal measure,
Send forth reapers o’er our land;
Faithful reapers, faithful reapers,
Gathering sheaves for Thy right hand.

3. Broad the shadow of our nation,
Eager millions hither roam;
Lo! they wait for Thy salvation;
Come, Lord Jesus! quickly come!
By Thy Spirit, by Thy Spirit,
Bring Thy ransomed people home.

4. Soon shall end the time of weeping,
Soon the reaping time will come;
Heaven and earth together keeping
God’s eternal harvest home.
Saints and angels, saints and angels,
Shout the world’s great harvest home.

Text Information

• First Line: Saints of God! the dawn is brightening
• Title: Saints of God! The Dawn Is Brightening
• Author: Mary H. Maxwell (1849)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Original Hymns (New York: 1849)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: REGENT SQUARE
• Composer: Henry Thomas Smart (1867)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Incipit: 53153 21566 51543
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Psalms and Hymns for Di­vine Wor­ship (London: 1867)
• Copyright: Public Domain