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Hymn 618
The sower went forth sowing
cr. The sower went forth sowing;
The seed in secret slept
Through days of faith and patience,
Till out the green blade crept; mf And warmed by golden sunshine.
And fed by sliver rain.
At last the fields were whitened
To harvest once again f O praise the heav'nly Sower
Who gave the fruitful seed.
And watch's and water'd duly.
And ripen'd for our need.
f 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 'Us scattered.
Our spirits are the soil; mp 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.
mIWithin a hallowed acre
He sows yet other grain.
When peaceful earth receiveth
The dead He died to gain; f For, though the growth be hidden.
We know that they shall rise;
Yea, even now that they ripen ff In sunny paradise.
O summer land of hiirvest,
O fields for ever white
With souls that wear Christ's raiment
With crowns of golden light!
cr One day the heav'nly Sower
Shall reap where He hath . sown, f 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, mp O holy, awful Reaper,
Have mercy in the day
Thou puttest in Thy sickle.
And cast us not away
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