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Sowing the Seed

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1 Sowing the seed from day to day,
Journeying along in life’s rough way,
Some seed falls on stony ground,
Where no depth of earth is found.

Refrain:
Sowing the seed, but not in vain,
Soon the harvest time will come;
When will be gathered the golden grain
Into the garner safe at home.

2 Some by the wayside, too is sown,
Where the fowls gathered them one by one;
Some seed falls among the thorns,
Thorns spring up and choke them down. [Refrain]

3 Other seed falls on fertile soil,
Where neither the drouth nor thorns can spoil;
Sunshine bright and raindrops pure,
Soon the harvest will mature. [Refrain]

Source: Pearls of Praise #145

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Author: J. H. Fenimore

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First Line: Sowing the seed from day to day
Title: Sowing the Seed
Author: J. H. Fenimore
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Sowing the seed, but not in vain
Publication Date: 1893
Copyright: Public Domain
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