| Song | The Golden Harvest |
| Album | Good Old Christian Hymns |
| Genre | Traditional Christian Hymns |
| Writer(s) | H. R. Jeffrey |
| Music | |
| Key | Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.6.7.6 |
| Tags | The Golden Harvest |
| Theme(s) | |
| Scripture Reference(s) | John 4:35 |
| CCLI Song No | |
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Oh, Why Should I Be Idle,
While There’s So Much To Do?
The Wheat Is Ripe To Harvest,
And The Labourers Are Few.
The Labourers Are Few,
And Still There’s Much To Do;
The Wheat Is Ripe To Harvest,
And The Labourers Are Few.
Oh, Why Should I Be Idle?
The Morning Sun Is High,
And Soon It Will Be Sinking
Low In The Western Sky.
No I Shall Not Be Idle,
For In God’s Word I See:
“No Idlers In My Vineyard;
Go Thou And Work For Me.”
I’ll Be No Longer Idle,
But Faithful I Will Be;
I’ll Go And Work For Jesus,
I Hear Him Calling Me.
Why Stand Ye All Day Idle?
There’s Harvesting For All;
Oh, Grasp The Flaming Sickle,
And Heed The Master’s Call.



