Lyrics
There is peace and contentment in my Father's house today
Lots of food on the table and no one is turned away
There is singing and laughter as the hours pass by
But a hush calms the singing as the Father sadly cries
My house is full, but my field is empty
Who will go and work for Me today
It seems my children all want to stay around my table
But no one wants to work my field
No one wants to work my field
Push away from the table
Look out through the windowpane
Just beyond this house of plenty
Lies a field of golden grain
And it's ripened unto harvest
But the reapers, where are they?
In the house
Oh, count the children
Hear the Father sadly say
My house is full, but my field is empty
Who will go and work for Me today
It seems my children all want to stay around my table
But no one wants to work my field
No one wants to work my field
Souls are crying
Men are dying
Won't you lead them to the cross
Go and find them
Help to win them
Win the lost at any cost
But no one wants to work in my field
No one wants to work in my field
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Meaning & Inspiration
My House Is Full contrasts comfort inside the house of God with urgent need in the harvest field. The full table, singing, and fellowship are good gifts, yet the lament of the Father exposes a failure to move beyond them. Golden grain stands ready while laborers remain occupied with abundance, making the central question a call to active service rather than passive belonging.
The harvest image closely follows the words of Jesus about plentiful fields and too few workers. As the song turns toward people who are crying and dying, its concern becomes explicitly evangelistic: disciples are called to leave familiar security, lead others toward the cross, and seek those who are lost. The lyric does not dismiss worship or fellowship; it challenges a form of devotion that never becomes mission. Its repeated closing line leaves the tension unresolved so that the shortage of workers remains central, echoing Christ’s command to pray for laborers and to make disciples among the nations.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 9:37-38 Jesus says the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few.
- John 4:35 Jesus tells his disciples that the fields are ripe for harvest.
- Matthew 28:19 Jesus commands his followers to go and make disciples of all nations.