The fields are all white

The fields are all white. British, 19th century, author unknown. This hymn was first published in The Book of Praise for Children (1881). The author is unknown. It was frequently reprinted, often with the quotation from John 4: 35-36: ‘The fields… are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal.’    The fields are all white,       And the reapers are few;    We children are willing,       But what can we do To work for our Lord in his harvest?    Our hands are so small,        And our words are so weak,     We cannot teach others;        How then shall we seek To work for the Lord in his harvest?     We’ll work by our prayers,...