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There'll Be Joy for the Reapers

'Tis the harvest time, and the fields are white

Author: George W. Sebren
Tune: ['Tis the harvest time, and the fields are white]
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: George W. Sebren

Sebren, George Washington. (Belmont, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, March 8, 1882--January 26, 1940, Asheville, North Carolina). He was the son of Richard Henry and Sarah Jane Sebren. As a small boy he attended singing schools taught by T.J. Lites. He moved with this family to Sabine County, Texas, before he was twelve years old. He attended two sessions of Southern Development Normal, with F.L. Eiland as principal, also one normal under J.L. Moore and one under J.B. Vaughan. He later attended three sessions of the Southern Development Normal at Waco, Texas, under Dr. J.B. Herbert and his associates, graduating from that school in 1906. He also studied at Landon Conservatory of Music, Dallas, Texas, and under D.A. Clippinger, eminent voice teach… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: 'Tis the harvest time, and the fields are white
Title: There'll Be Joy for the Reapers
Author: George W. Sebren
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Reapers shall have joy
Publication Date: 1906
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Eden Echoes #d125

Reaper Songs #d62

Sonnets of Praise #d157

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The Harp of Glory #32

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Voices for Jesus #13

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