O be not faithless, with the morn

O be not faithless, with the morn

Author: Bernard Barton
Tune: WESSEX (Hopkins)
Published in 14 hymnals

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O, be not faithless! with the morn
Cast thou abroad thy grain!
At noontide faint not thou forlorn,
At evening sow again!
Blessed are they, whate’er betide,
Who thus all waters sow beside.

Thou knowest not which seed shall grow,
Or which may die, or live;
In faith, and hope, and patience, sow!
The increase God shall give,
According to His gracious will,—
As best his purpose may fulfil.

O, could our inward eye but view,
Our hearts but feel aright,
What faith, and love, and hope, can do,
By their celestial might,
We should not say, till these be dead,
The power of miracle is fled.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #297

Author: Bernard Barton

Barton, Bernard, commonly known as the "Quaker Poet," was born in London Jan. 31, 1784, and educated at a Quaker school at Ipswich. In 1798 he was apprenticed to Mr. S. Jesup, a shopkeeper at Halstead, Essex, with whom he remained until 1806, when he removed to Woodbridge, Suffolk, and entered into business with his brother, as a coal and corn merchant. On the death of his wife at the end of the first year of their married life, he proceeded to Liverpool, where he acted as a private tutor for a short time. He returned to Woodbridge in 1810, where he secured an engagement in the local bank of the Messrs. Alexander. This appointment he held for 40 years. He died at Woodbridge, Feb. 19, 1849. During the same year his daughter published his Poe… Go to person page >

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First Line: O be not faithless, with the morn
Author: Bernard Barton
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #297

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #297

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Christian Science Hymnal #a177

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Christian Science Hymnal #aa177

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Christian Science Hymnal #177

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Christian Science Hymnal #177a

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Christian Science Hymnal #177b

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Christian Science Hymnal #177c

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Christian Science Hymnal #177

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #625

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Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #390

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Hymns of the Spirit #573

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The Christian Hymn Book #959

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