Lord of the harvest, hear Thy needy servant’s cry

Verse 1
Lord of the harvest, hear
Thy needy servants cry;
Answer our faith’s effectual prayer,
And all our wants supply.

Verse 2
On thee we humbly wait,
Our wants are in thy view,
The harvest, truly, Lord, is great,
The labourers are few.

Verse 3
Convert, and send forth more
Into thy church abroad,
And let them speak thy word of power,
As workers with their God.

Verse 4
Give the pure gospel-word,
The word of general grace,
Thee let them preach, the common Lord,
Saviour of human race.

Verse 5
O let them spread thy name,
Their mission fully prove,
Thy universal grace proclaim,
Thy all-redeeming love.

Verse 6
On all mankind forgiven
Empower them still to call,
And tell each creature under heaven
That thou hast died for all.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "A Prayer for Labourers." Introduced in Hymns and Sacred Poems (1742), published by John and Charles Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1742). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 2 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1869), page 342.
Publishing: Public Domain