Stand ye idle

We found "Stand ye idle" used in 3 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.

“Stand ye idle”· 3 hymns found
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And warns us each with aw­ful sound,
And day be­gins to fade?
Why, He asks, through all the day,

Stand ye idle

“Ye whose young cheeks are ro­sy bright,
For reap­ers more to come?
Enter in, with­out de­lay,

The God of Glory Walks His Round

Lyricist: Reginald Heber (1783–1826)
Composer: Attributed to John Hatton, 1793
Hymn 1

...And warns us each with aw­ful sound,

“No long­er stand ye idle here!

“Ye whose young cheeks are ro­sy bright,...

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And warns us each with aw­ful sound,

“No long­er stand ye idle here!

“Ye whose young cheeks are ro­sy bright,

The God of Glory Walks His Round

Ho! Reapers of Life’s Harvest

Composer: Isaac Woodbury, 1857
Hymn 2

...And day be­gins to fade?

Why stand ye idle, wait­ing

For reap­ers more to come?...

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And day be­gins to fade?

Why stand ye idle, wait­ing

For reap­ers more to come?

Ho! Reapers of Life’s Harvest

Working for Jesus

Lyricist: Joseph Martin, 1876
Composer: Rigdon McIntosh
Hymn 3

...Why, He asks, through all the day,

Stand ye idle, noth­ing do?

Enter in, with­out de­lay,...

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Why, He asks, through all the day,

Stand ye idle, noth­ing do?

Enter in, with­out de­lay,

Working for Jesus

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