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1. The sower went forth sowing, | |||
The seed in secret slept | |||
Through weeks 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 heavenly Sower, | |||
Who gave the fruitful seed, | |||
And watched and watered duly, | |||
And ripened for our need. | |||
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2. Behold! the heavenly 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. | |||
Oh, beauteous is the harvest, | |||
Wherein all goodness thrives, | |||
And this the true thanksgiving, | |||
The first fruits of our lives. | |||
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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 they ripen | |||
In sunny Paradise. | |||
O summer land of harvest, | |||
O fields forever white | |||
With souls that wear Christ’s raiment, | |||
With crowns of golden light. | |||
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4. One day the heavenly Sower | |||
Shall reap where He hath sown, | |||
And come again rejoicing, | |||
And with Him bring His own; | |||
And then the fan of judgment | |||
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 the sickle, | |||
And cast us not away. | |||
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Revision as of 17:26, 27 December 2018
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-12-27). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 67 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from the edition on IMSLP. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: The sower went forth sowing
Composer: Joseph Barnby
Lyricist: William St Hill Bourne
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 76. 76. 76. 76. D
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
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Description: No.99 from Hymn Tunes by Joseph Barnby.
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Original text and translations
English text
1. The sower went forth sowing, |
2. Behold! the heavenly Sower |
3. Within a hallowed acre |
4. One day the heavenly Sower |