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The Reapers

The fields are all white And the reapers are few

Author: W. H. Cook
Published in 56 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 The fields are all white,
And the reapers are few,
We children are willing,
But what can we do,
To work for our Lord in His harvest?

2 Our hands are so small,
And our words are so weak,
We cannot teach others;
How then shall we seek
To work for our Lord in His harvest?

3 We'll work by our pray'rs,
By the off'rings we bring,
By small self-denials;
The least little thing
May work for our Lord in His harvest,

4 Until, by and by,
As the years pass at length,
We too may be reapers,
And go forth in strength
To work for our Lord in His harvest.

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #630

Author: W. H. Cook

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Text Information

First Line: The fields are all white And the reapers are few
Title: The Reapers
Author: W. H. Cook
Source: Book of Praise for Children
Language: English
Refrain First Line: We'll work in the shadow
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 56 of 56)
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A Missionary Hymn Book #177

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Augsburg Songs No. 2 #135

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d298

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Boundless Love #152

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Children's Praise #99

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Christ in Song #630

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Devotional Songs #63

Echoes of Zion Nos. 1 & 2 #d126

Everybody's Hymn Book for Church and Home #d294

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Hosanna for the Sunday School #16

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Hymn Tunes #51

Hymnal for Evangelical Sunday Schools #d59

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Hymnal for the Sunday School #181

Hymnal for the Sunday School. Rev. #d191

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d707

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Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #195

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #307

Hymns for the King's Children #d20

Hymns for the King's Children #d109

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Hymns of the Centuries (Chapel Edition) #341

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Hymns of the Centuries #296

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In Excelsis for School and Chapel #276a

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In Excelsis for School and Chapel #276b

In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d246

Melody for the Sunday School #d88

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Missionary Hymnal #56

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Northfield Hymns for Young People #103

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Notes of Victory for Sunday Schools #26

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Praise in Song #188

Prayer and Praise Book #d157

Priceless Jewels #d51

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Sacred Songs for Little Singers #49

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Songs for Sunday Schools #140

Spirit of Song #d96

Sunday School Harmonies No. 3 #d25

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Sunday School Service Book and Hymnal #174

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The Children's Hymnal and Service Book #74

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The Church Hymnary #575

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The Church Missionary Hymn Book #203

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The Church Porch #145

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The Church Porch #156

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The Church Porch #156

The Evangelists' Songs of Praise No. 2 #101

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The Gospel Trumpet #37

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #799

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The Methodist Sunday School Hymnal #208

The Praise Hymnal #293

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The Primary and Junior Hymnal #99

The Primary Sunday School Hymnal #d165

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The School Hymnal #265

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The Sunday School Hymnal #293

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The Sunday School Hymnal #293

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The Sunday School Hymnary #380

Twenty-three New and Selected Songs #d19

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Worship Song #678

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