Fair as the Morning. Hymns and Tunes for Praise in the Sunday-School ‎#161

161. Sowing the Seed

1 Sowing the seed, preparing for the harvest
While the golden sun is high;
What do we scatter, carefully remember,
We must gather by and by.

Refrain:
Sowing, sowing,
Sowing, we are sowing for our reaping by and by;
Sowing today, sowing today,
Reaping by and by.

2 Sowing the seed! shall tares or weeds among them
Spring to life and choke the grain?
Scatter the seed ‘mid earnest cultivation,
Honest work for honest gain. [Refrain]

3 Sowing the seed! O blessed occupation!
If we sow in faith and love,
Jesus will give a royal compensation
At the “harvest home” above. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sowing the seed, preparing for the harvest
• Title: Sowing the Seed
• Author: C. H. G.
• Refrain First Line: Sowing, sowing
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1891
• Topic: Activity and Work; Sowing and Reaping

Tune Information

• Name: [Sowing the seed, preparing for the harvest]
• Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel