Hymn
For an Increase of Laborers
Lord of the harvest hear
Thy needy servants' cry;
Answer our faith's effectual prayer,
And all our wants supply.
On Thee we humbly wait;
Our wants are in Thy view;
The harvest truly, Lord, is great,
The laborers are few.
Convert and send forth more
Into Thy Church abroad;
And let them speak Thy word of power,
As workers with their God.
Give the pure gospel word,
The word of general grace;
Thee let them preach, the common Lord
The Saviour of our race.
Oh, let them spread Thy name,
Their mission fully prove;
Thy universal grace proclaim,
Thine all-redeeming love.
On all mankind, forgiven,
Empower them still to call,
And tell each creature under heaven,
That Thou hast died for all.
Amen.
For an Increase of Laborers — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/for-an-increase-of-laborers
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote For an Increase of Laborers?
The words of For an Increase of Laborers were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including The True Light and Jesus, Lover of My Soul.
Is For an Increase of Laborers public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of For an Increase of Laborers?
For an Increase of Laborers is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The pity of the Lord, Dead in Trespasses and Sins and My Spirit On Thy Care.