Sow the seed, the precious seed, Over valley

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Sow the seed, the precious seed, Over valley

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [Sow the seed, the precious seed]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Sow the seed, the precious seed,
Over valley, hill and plain,
That the garners may be filled
With the golden, ripened grain;
While the sun is shining bright,
With an ever-willing hand
Seeds of righteousness and truth
Scatter broadcast o’er the land.

Refrain:
Sowing, reaping,
Sowing the seeds of the kingdom,
Sowing, reaping,
For the glad “Harvest home.”
Sowing, reaping,
Sowing the seeds of the kingdom,
Laden with sheaves, golden sheaves,
May it be ours to come.”

2 Jesus watches as we sow
Seed upon the fertile soil,
Nurtures it to make it grow
And rewards us for our toil.
Many fields are lying waste
Where the weeds and tares have grown;
Root them out and now, today,
Let the gospel seed be sown. [Refrain]

3 Toiling days will soon be o’er,
Reaping time is drawing near,
Shall we empty handed be
When the Master doth appear?
Fields are white to harvest now,
Let us thrust the sickle in,
Many precious sheaves to bring,
And the Lord’s approval win. [Refrain]

Source: The King of Glory #126

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	Sow the seed, the precious seed, Over valley
Author:	Mrs. C. H. Morris
Refrain First Line:	Sowing, reaping, sowing the seeds of the kingdom
Copyright:	Public Domain