The phrase "ripened" resonates through 14 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
ripened
...What will you do with your harvest, friend?
The piled up sheaves of ripened grain,
That have fed on the rays of the glorious sun,...
What will you do with your harvest, friend?
The piled up sheaves of ripened grain,
That have fed on the rays of the glorious sun,
...These precious souls to win?
Go, gather in the ripened sheaves,
O do not longer now delay....
These precious souls to win?
Go, gather in the ripened sheaves,
O do not longer now delay.
...The seeds of promise cast,
That ripened grain, from hill and plain,
Be gathered home at last....
The seeds of promise cast,
That ripened grain, from hill and plain,
Be gathered home at last.
...And watched and watered duly,
And ripened for our need.
Behold! the heavenly Sower...
And watched and watered duly,
And ripened for our need.
Behold! the heavenly Sower
...Grow into the verdant ear,
Which in time was gilded, ripened
With the seasons of the year;...
Grow into the verdant ear,
Which in time was gilded, ripened
With the seasons of the year;
...Far and near the fields are teeming
With the waves of ripened grain;
Far and near their gold is gleaming...
Far and near the fields are teeming
With the waves of ripened grain;
Far and near their gold is gleaming
...It may not be our lot to wield
The sickle in the ripened field;
Nor ours to hear, on summer eves,...
It may not be our lot to wield
The sickle in the ripened field;
Nor ours to hear, on summer eves,
...Sheaves that are golden are housed in the garner,
Fruits that have ripened are gathered and stored.
Autumn has come with its bounteous blessing,...
Sheaves that are golden are housed in the garner,
Fruits that have ripened are gathered and stored.
Autumn has come with its bounteous blessing,
...Or soon ’twill be too late.
The ripened grain on India’s plain,
Still waits for reapers true;...
Or soon ’twill be too late.
The ripened grain on India’s plain,
Still waits for reapers true;
...The harvest fields are bending
With precious ripened grain;
More reapers now are needed,...
The harvest fields are bending
With precious ripened grain;
More reapers now are needed,
...Bursting from its prison, riseth like the morn.
Holy is the harvest, when each ripened ear,
Bending to the sickle, crowns the golden year;...
Bursting from its prison, riseth like the morn.
Holy is the harvest, when each ripened ear,
Bending to the sickle, crowns the golden year;
...start
In the harvest field now ripened
There’s a work for all to do;...
start
In the harvest field now ripened
There’s a work for all to do;
...start
In the harvest field now ripened
There’s a work for all to do;...
start
In the harvest field now ripened
There’s a work for all to do;
...We saw no glory crown His head
As childhood ripened into youth;
No angels on His errands sped;...
We saw no glory crown His head
As childhood ripened into youth;
No angels on His errands sped;
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