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Author: James Rowe Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Duty's voice is calling us to hasten to the field Refrain First Line: Reapers, come, hasten to the harvest today Used With Tune: [Duty's voice is calling us to hasten to the field]

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[Duty's voice is calling us to hasten to the field]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. E. Hamilton; Frank H. Stamps Used With Text: Reapers, Be True

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Reapers, Be True

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Hallelujahs #122 (1922) First Line: Duty's voice is calling us to hasten to the field Refrain First Line: Reapers, come, hasten to the harvest today Languages: English Tune Title: [Duty's voice is calling us to hasten to the field]

Reapers, be true

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Thankful Hearts #130 (1935) First Line: Duty's voice is calling us Languages: English

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Reapers, Be True" in Hallelujahs Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)