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Text:Sowing the Seed
Author:Jennie Morton
Tune:[Scattering seeds of hope, peace and mercy]
Composer:Howard Clare

7. Sowing the Seed

1 Scattering seeds of hope, peace and mercy,
Scattering seeds of blessing and love,
Scattering seeds for Jesus our Saviour,
Scattering for the harvest of God.

Refrain:
Sowing by the wayside,
Sowing o’er the earth wide;
Sowing for the Master,
Scattering precious seeds all the day.
Sowing by the wayside,
Sowing o’er the earth wide;
Sowing for the Master,
Scattering precious seeds all the day.

2 Scattering seeds of love by the dawning,
Scattering seeds of love at the noon,
Scattering seeds of love in the evening,
Scattering seeds of love all the day. [Refrain]

3 Scattering seeds in every location,
Scattering seeds with singing and pray’r,
Scattering seeds to every dear nation,
Jesus will surely garner the fruit. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Scattering seeds of hope, peace and mercy
Title: Sowing the Seed
Author: Jennie Morton
Refrain First Line: Sowing by the wayside
Language: English
Publication Date: 1897
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Scattering seeds of hope, peace and mercy]
Composer: Howard Clare
Notes: Public Domain.



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