Christ in Song ‎#700

700. Pray for Reapers

1 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.

2 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.

3 Now, O Lord, ful fill 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.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Saints of God, the dawn is bright'ning
• Title: Pray for Reapers
• Author: Maxwell
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Home Eternal: Harvest Time

Tune Information

• Name: REGENT SQUARE
• Composer: Henry Smart
• Arranger: F. E. B.
• Meter: 8s & 7s. 6L.
• Key: C Major