^36 (A)Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, ^(B)because they were ^[a]distressed and downcast, like sheep ^[b]without a shepherd. ³⁷ Then He *said to His disciples, “^(C)The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. ³⁸ Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”

⁹ And they *sang a ^(A)new song, saying,