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[O wake, for the day is passing]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 55345 11765 34512

Author: Mrs. R. N. Turner Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Oh, wake, for the day is passing Lyrics: 1 Oh, wake, for the day is passing, And swiftly approacheth night! The grain in its ripened beauty Bends low in the valley bright! Refrain: Haste to the field of labor, Bring the glad harvest home; The kingdom of God is waiting, Come, all ye reapers, come. 2 Come now with your sickles sharpened, Make ready the shining blade; The Master himself is working, And calling for earnest aid. [Refrain] 3 Oh, come to the work rejoicing, And gladly do well your part; The Lord needeth earnest workers, And faithful and true of heart. [Refrain] 4 Oh, wake, for the day advances! Toil not o’er the falling leaves; But now, for the final harvest, Bear homeward the golden sheaves. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Oh, wake, for the day is passing]

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Haste to the Field of Labor

Author: Mrs. R. N. Turner Hymnal: Joyful Sound #31 (1889) First Line: Oh, wake, for the day is passing Lyrics: 1 Oh, wake, for the day is passing, And swiftly approacheth night! The grain in its ripened beauty Bends low in the valley bright! Refrain: Haste to the field of labor, Bring the glad harvest home; The kingdom of God is waiting, Come, all ye reapers, come. 2 Come now with your sickles sharpened, Make ready the shining blade; The Master himself is working, And calling for earnest aid. [Refrain] 3 Oh, come to the work rejoicing, And gladly do well your part; The Lord needeth earnest workers, And faithful and true of heart. [Refrain] 4 Oh, wake, for the day advances! Toil not o’er the falling leaves; But now, for the final harvest, Bear homeward the golden sheaves. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, wake, for the day is passing]

Haste to the Field of Labor

Author: Mrs. R. N. Turner Hymnal: The Finest of the Wheat #81 (1890) First Line: O wake, for the day is palling Tune Title: [O wake, for the day is palling]

Haste to the Field of Labor

Author: Mrs. R. N. Turner Hymnal: Sacred Trio #207 (1889) First Line: Oh, wake, for the day is passing Tune Title: [Oh, wake, for the day is passing]

People

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Mrs. R. N. Turner

1857 - 1957 Author of "Haste to the Field of Labor" in Joyful Sound Fronie Bell Turner, married to Rev. R. N. Turner, pastor in the Protestant Episcopal Church.

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Oh, wake, for the day is passing]" in Joyful Sound William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman