← Pray for Reapers Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 1242

Pray for Reapers

Saints of God, the dawn is bright'ning,

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Saints of God, the dawn is bright'ning,Tokens of the coming Lord;O'er the earth the fields are whit'ning,Louder rings the Master's word:Pray for reapers, Pray for reapers,In the harvest of the Lord.Pray for reapers, Pray for reapers,In the harvest of the Lord.

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Feebly now they toil in sadness,Weeping o'er the waste around,Slowly gath'ring grains of gladness,While their echoing cries resound:Pray that reapers, Pray that reapers,In God's harvest may abound.Pray that reapers, Pray that reapers,In God's harvest may abound.

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Now, O Lord, fulfill thy pleasure,Breathe upon thy chosen band,And with pentecostal measure,Send forth reapers in our land;Faithful reapers, Faithful reapers,Gath'ring sheaves for thy right hand.Faithful reapers, Faithful reapers,Gath'ring sheaves for thy right hand.

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Soon shall end the time of weeping,Soon the reaping time will come,Heav'n and earth together keepingGod's eternal harvest home;Saints and angels, Saints and angels,Shout the world's great harvest home.Saints and angels, Saints and angels,Shout the world's great harvest home.