The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.
Matthew 9:37
Words: Mary E. H. Kail, in The Charm, by Philip P. Bliss (Chicago, Illinois: Root & Cady, 1871).
Music: W. Warren Bentley (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Kail or Bentley (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Go work, for the harvest is near,
Go work, for the laborers are few;
Soon Jesus our master in joy will appear,
With His followers faithful and true.
Refrain
We shall rest, we shall rest,
We shall rest on that beautiful shore;
We shall rest, we shall rest,
We shall rest on that beautiful shore.
The poor and the needy may come,
The lame, and the halt and the blind,
And all who are seeking a heavenly home,
The pearl of salvation may find.
Refrain
Bright beautiful palms we shall bear,
With loved ones who’ve passed on before;
And crowns of rejoicing we ever shall wear,
On the beautiful, beautiful shore.
Refrain