Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: He that goeth forth with weeping
Topic: Christian/Work
Writer: Thomas Hastings
Composer: Fredrick Fillmore
Meter: 8s and 7s
Tune: Thomas
Hymn Number: 495
Page Number: 167, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHE THAT goeth forth with weeping,
Bearing precious seed in love,
Never tiring, never sleeping,
Findeth mercy from above.
Soft descend the dews of heaven;
Bright the rays celestial shine;
Precious fruits will thus be given,
Through the influence all divine.
Sow thy seed; be never weary;
Let no fears thy souls annoy:
Be the prospect ne'er so dreary,
Thou shalt reap the fruits of joy.
Lo! the scene of verdure brightening;
See the rising grain appear;
Look again: the fields are whitening,
For the harvest-time is near.