Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Sow in the morn thy seed
Topic: The New Life/Temptations and Conflicts
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: L Mason
Meter: SM
Tune: Laban
Hymn Number: 650
Page Number: 235, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsSow in the morn thy seed;
At eve hold not thy hand;
To doubt and fear, give thou no heed;
Broadcast it o'er the land.
Thou knowest not which shall thrive-
The late or early sown;
Grace keeps the precious germ alive,
When and wherever strewn;
The good, the fruitful ground
Expect not here nor there;
On hillside and in dale 't is found;
Go forth, then, every-where!
And duly shall appear,
In verdure, beauty, strength
The tender blade, the stalk, the ear,
And the full corn at length.
Thou canst not toil in vain;
Cold, heat, the moist and dry,
Shall foster and mature the grain
For garners in the sky.
Thence, when the glorious end-
The day of God-is come,
The angel-reapers shall descend,
And heaven cry, Harvest-home.