Hymn
O Where Are the Reapers?
O where are the reapers that garner in
The sheaves of the good from the fields of sin?
With sickles of truth must the work be done,
And no one may rest till the "harvest home."
Where are the reapers?
O who will come
And share in the glory of the "harvest home?
O, who will help us to garner in
The sheaves of good from the fields of sin?
Go out in the highways and search them all;
The wheat may be there, though the weeds are tall;
Then search in the highway, and pass none by;
But gather from all for the home on high.
The fields all are rip'ning, and far and wide
The world now is waiting the harvest tide;
But reapers are few, and the work is great,
And much will be lost should the harvest wait.
So come with your sickles, ye sons of men,
And gather together the golden grain;
Toil on till the Lord of the harvest come,
Then share ye his joy in the "harvest home."
O Where Are the Reapers? — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-where-are-the-reapers
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Where Are the Reapers?
The words of O Where Are the Reapers were written by Eben E. Rexford; the version here was published in 1908.
Is O Where Are the Reapers public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. 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 O Where Are the Reapers?
O Where Are the Reapers is in 10.10.10.10 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, He Is Able to Deliver Thee.