Scripture Verse

The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Matthew 9:37

Introduction

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J. Henry Showalter (1864–1947)

Words: Ma­ry C. Ston­er, in King­dom Songs (El­gin, Il­li­nois: Breth­ren Pub­lish­ing House, 1915), num­ber 89.

Music: Zlín J. Hen­ry Sho­wal­ter (1864–1947) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Blessèd Lord, send forth Thy work­ers,
Let Thy child­ren not de­lay;
Breathe, oh, breathe Thy love un­dy­ing
Into sin­ful hearts to­day.

Yea, dear Lord, while souls are dy­ing,
Lost for lack of love for Thee,
Consecrate us, fill and send us,
With Thy mes­sage full and free.

Take our hearts, O bless­èd Sav­ior,
Take our lives, our wills, our all;
Sweet shall be our hum­ble ser­vice,
Gladly we ob­ey Thy call.