Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Ministry and Missions

The harvest dawn is near

  • No. 1046
  • Words George Burgess.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

The harvest dawn is near,The year delays not long,And he who sows with many a tearShall reap with many a song.

2

Sad to his toil he goes,His seed with weeping leaves;But he shall come at twilight's close,And bring his golden sheaves.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1046» (large) at the foot of the right column of p. 357, under hymn 1045 («James Montgomery.»), with the reference line «558, 732.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 558 or 732 — BOYLSTON, DAY, both S. M.; the line ends with a full stop). Two stanzas numbered «1»–«2» without a full stop (written «1.»–«2.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented. The first word «THE» is set in a capital and small capitals; written «The». «George Burgess.» in italics at the right under stanza 2, just above the page number «357». The print sets a thin space before «;» («leaves ;»); it is closed up here, and the curly apostrophe is written straight («twilight's»). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Ministry and Missions · No. 1046 · printed page 357
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02