Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: He that goeth forth with weeping (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: He that goeth forth with weeping

Topic: The New Life/Sympathies and Activities

Writer: <no first name given> Hastings

Composer:

Meter: 8s and 7s

Tune:

Hymn Number: 969

Page Number: 576, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

He that goeth forth with weeping,

Bearing precioius 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 soul annoy;

Be the prospect ne'er so dreary

Thou shalt reap the fruits of joy.



Lo! the scene of verdure brightening,

In the rising grain appear;

Look again; the fields are whitening,

For the harvest time is near.