The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1259

1259. Sowing in sadness through long, weary years

1 Sowing in sadness through long, weary years
Scattering seed with the fast falling tears;
O how we long for the glad harvest day,
When sheaves are gathered, and tears wiped away!

Chorus:
Sowing in tears through long, weary years;
Wait, only wait, till the harvest appears.

2 Sowing good seed as in sadness we go;
Sure is the promise, to reap what we sow;
Tears only water the grain that we cast,
God will bestow us the increase at last. [Chorus]

3 Sow to the Spirit, and life we shall reap,
Life everlasting, where none ever weep;
Heaven will yield us a harvest of peace,
When all the labors of summer shall cease. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Sowing in sadness through long, weary years
• Author: F. E. Belden
• Refrain First Line: Sowing in tears through long, weary years
• Publication Date: 1886
• Scripture:
  Psalm 126:5
• Topic: Bible Songs: Missionary Songs

Tune Information

• Name: SOWING IN TEARS
• Composer: D. S. Hakes
• Key: G Major or modal