Scripture Verse

The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Matthew 9:37

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Jo­seph H. Kea­gle, in Soul Win­ning Songs, Part 1, by Pe­ter P. Bi­lhorn (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: P. P. Bil­horn1896), num­ber 94 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Kea­gle (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Let us go forth to our la­bor of love,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Zealous to glean for the gar­ners above,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Strength for the work we re­ceive from the King,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Nobody fails who is trust­ing in Him,
Always and all for Je­sus.

Refrain

Always and all for Je­sus,
Sing with a glad re­frain,
Always and all for Je­sus,
Till our Lord comes again;
Always and all for Je­sus,
Gladly we yield Thine own.
The har­vest shall end,
And our Lord shall des­cend,
To ga­ther His reap­ers home.

Great is the work, and the work­ers are few,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Do with your might what your hands find to do,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Stand not in idle­ness all the day long,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Strive for a part in the har­vest­ers’ song,
Always and all for Je­sus.

Refrain

Work till the sum­mons of Ye bless­èd, come,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Calls us to join in the glad har­vest home,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Then with the sheaves we have ga­thered in love,
Always and all for Je­sus;
Safe we’ll be housed in the gar­ners above,
Always and all for Je­sus.

Refrain