HYMN #0766 SSS #766 • SS&S Meter: 12.11. Sacred Songs & Solos (1,200)

SS&S Hymn #766: In the early morning

Complete lyrics, stanzas, and pipe organ accompaniment • Sacred Songs & Solos

1

In the early morning, verdant fields adorning,
While the golden sunlight wakes the dewy leaves;
Haste we now with gladness, banish care and sadness,
Go and help the reapers gather in the sheaves!
Gather in the sheaves! Gather in the sheaves!
While the voice of nature sweetest music breathes:
Hear the Master calling, hear the echoes falling,
Go and help the reapers gather in the sheaves!

2

When the days are brightest, when our hearts are lightest;
When the lovely summer fairest beauty weaves;
In the noontide beaming, in the twilight gleaming,
Go and help the reapers gather in the sheaves!

3

Should our way be dreary, let us never weary;
Earnest, faithful labour greatest joy receives;
Though we toil in sorrow, soon will dawn the morrow,
When we’ll cross the river, bearing home the sheaves.

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Hymnological Reference • Historical Notes

Background, Themes & Devotional Notes for "In the early morning"

Collection: Sacred Songs & Solos

📜 Historical Background & Origin

This hymn is cataloged as Hymn #766 in Sacred Songs & Solos (1,200 Hymns), compiled by the American gospel singer and hymnologist Ira David Sankey (1840–1908).

Sankey popularized these sacred songs during the transatlantic evangelistic campaigns led alongside Dwight L. Moody between 1873 and 1903. The compilation became one of the most widely printed hymnals in Christendom, cherished by Methodist, Baptist, Anglican, Presbyterian, and Pentecostal congregations throughout the world.

🕊️ Devotional Themes & Reflection

Composed of 3 stanzas, the text centers on foundational biblical themes: adoration and praise to God, humble reliance upon divine grace, steadfast faith amid trials, and the everlasting hope of salvation in Jesus Christ.

Whether sung during Sunday corporate worship or read during family devotions and personal prayer, these stanzas guide the believer to reflect on God's unending mercies and steadfast faithfulness across every season of life.

🎼 Musical Structure & Liturgy

Poetic Meter: 12.11.
Stanza Structure: 3 Verses with cathedral pipe organ accompaniment
Liturgical Placement: Suitable as an Opening Hymn of Praise, Call to Worship, Offertory, or Closing Doxology
Pipe Organ Audio: Multi-verse accompaniment synthesized to support organists, choir rehearsals, and home worship

⚖️ Public Domain Archival: This historic hymn text and tune are in the worldwide public domain and may be freely printed in church bulletins or projected for public worship.

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