And the la­bor­ers are few

The phrase "And the la­bor­ers are few" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“And the la­bor­ers are few”· 2 hymns found
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While the fields then are white with har­vest,
There’s plen­ty to do;

And the la­bor­ers are few

Let us strive well to fill the gar­ner,
There’s weed­ing and fenc­ing, and clear­ing of roots,

Garnered Sheaves

lyricist: Edmund Lorenz, 1888
Composer: Isaiah Baltzell
Hymn 1

...While the fields then are white with har­vest,

And the la­bor­ers are few,

Let us strive well to fill the gar­ner,...

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While the fields then are white with har­vest,

And the la­bor­ers are few,

Let us strive well to fill the gar­ner,

Garnered Sheaves

Go Work in My Vineyard

Composer: Tullius O’Kane, 1870
Hymn 2

...There’s plen­ty to do;

The har­vest is great and the la­bor­ers are few;

There’s weed­ing and fenc­ing, and clear­ing of roots,...

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There’s plen­ty to do;

The har­vest is great and the la­bor­ers are few;

There’s weed­ing and fenc­ing, and clear­ing of roots,

Go Work in My Vineyard

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