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Sowing seeds of service

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1 O how sweet to labor, sowing for the Master,
Precious seed of truth and love on hill and plain;
Faith presents a vision of the time of harvest,
When with gladness we shall reap the golden grain.

Refrain:
Sowing, sowing, sowing, sowing,
Sowing seeds of loving service day by day,
Sowing, sowing, sowing, sowing,
Sowing seeds of service all along the way.

2 When the morning sunlight gilds the earth with beauty,
We will hasten forth to work with willing hand;
In the noontide brightness, and when day is waning,
We will sow the good seed over all the land. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Help: for the Sunday school, evangelistic and church services #70

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Author: Jennie Wilson

Wilson, Jennie Bain. (d. 3 September 1913). Obituaries available in the DNAH Archives.… Go to person page >

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First Line: O how sweet to labor, sowing for the Master
Title: Sowing seeds of service
Author: Jennie Wilson
Copyright: Public Domain
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