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Text:Now the Sowing and the Weeping
Author:Frances Ridley Havergal
Tune:WALMISLEY
Composer:Dr. T. A. Walmisley

445. Now the Sowing and the Weeping

1 Now, the sowing, and the weeping,
Working hard, and waiting long;
Afterward, the golden reaping,
Harvest-home and grateful song.
Now, the long and toilsome duty,
Stone by stone to carve and bring;
Afterward, the perfect beauty
Of the palace of the King.

2 Now, the spirit conflict-riven,
Wounded heart, and painful strife;
Afterward the triumph given,
And the victor’s crown of life.
Now, the training, hard and lowly,
Weary feet and aching brow;
Afterward, the service holy,
And the Master’s “Enter Thou!”

Text Information
First Line: Now, the sowing, and the weeping
Title: Now the Sowing and the Weeping
Author: Frances Ridley Havergal
Meter: 8s & 7s D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1901
Topic: Christian: Work
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: WALMISLEY
Composer: Dr. T. A. Walmisley
Meter: 8s & 7s D.
Notes: Public Domain.



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