Scripture Verse

Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. John 4:35

Introduction

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Franklin L. Sheppard
(1852–1930)

Words: Frank­lin L. Shep­pard, in Hon­ey Out of the Rock, ed­it­ed by Will­iam S. Nic­kle & George J. Mey­er (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Mey­er & Bro­ther, 1894), num­ber 7.

Music: Oyo Fran­klin L. Shep­pard (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

See the shin­ing fields of wav­ing grain,
See the har­vest fields so white!
Overspreading ev­ery hill and plain,
See the har­vest fields so white!

Refrain

There is work that each may do,
Work for me, and work for you;
And the la­bor­ers are so ve­ry few,
In the har­vest fields so white!

Hear the Sav­ior, as He call­eth thee,
To the har­vest fields so white!
Come and la­bor ear­nest­ly for Me
In the har­vest fields so white!

Refrain

Haste! the Mas­ter’s ur­gent call ob­ey,
See the har­vest fields so white!
Quickly join the reap­ers’ ranks to­day
In the har­vest fields so white!

Refrain