Minnetonka Songs ‎#66

66. The Song of the Angel Reapers

1 O where are the reapers that garner in
The sheaves of the good from the fields of sin
With sickles of truth must the work be done,
And no one may rest till the "harvest home."

Chorus:
Where are the reapers! Oh, who will come
And share in the glory of the "harvest home?"
Oh, who will help us to garner in
The sheaves of good from the fields of sin?

2 Go out in the byways and search them all;
The wheat may be there, though the weeds are tall;
Then search in the highway, and pass none by;
But gather from all for the home on high. [Chorus]

3 The fields all are rip'ning, and far and wide
The world now is waiting the harvest tide:
But reapers are few, and the work is great,
And much will be lost should the harvest wait. [Chorus]

4 So come with your sickles, ye sons of men,
And gather together the golden grain;
Toil on till the sheaves of the Lord are bound,
And joyfully borne from the harvest ground.
[Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, we are the reapers that garner in
• Title: The Song of the Angel Reapers
• Refrain First Line: We are the reapers! Oh, who will come
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, we are the reapers that garner in]
• Composer: E. E. R.
• Composer: Geo. F. Root
• Key: G Major or modal