The Sower Went Forth Sowing
"Behold a sower went forth to sow." - Matt 13:3
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VERSE 1
The sower went forth sowing;
The seed in secret slept
Through days of faith and patience,
Till out the green blade crept;
And warmed by golden sunshine,
And fed by silver rain,
At last the fields were whitened
To harvest once again
O praise the heav'nly Sower
Who gave the fruitful seed,
And watch's and water'd duly,
And ripen'd for our need.
VERSE 2
Behold! The heav'nly Sower
Goes forth with better seed,
The word of sure Salvation,
With feet and hands that bleed;
Here in His church 'tis scattered,
Our spirits are the soil;
Then let an ample fruitage
Repay His pain and toil.
O beautiful the harvest
Wherein all goodness thrives,
And this the true thanksgiving,
The first-firsts of our lives.
VERSE 3
Within a hallowed acre
He sows yet other grain,
When peaceful earth receiveth
The dead He died to gain;
For, though the growth be hidden,
We know that they shall rise;
Yea, even now that they ripen
In sunny paradise.
O summer land of harvest,
O fields for ever white
With souls that wear Christ's raiment
With crowns of golden light!
VERSE 4
One day the heav'nly Sower
Shall reap where He hath sown,
And come again rejoicing,
And with Him bring His own;
And then the fan of judgement
Shall winnow from His floor
The chaff into the furnace
That flameth evermore
O holy, awful Reaper,
Have mercy in the day
Thou puttest in Thy sickle,
And cast us not away.
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