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Text:Sowing and Reaping
Author:W. H. Ruebush
Tune:[Sowing seed in the morning fair]
Composer:J. H. Hall

102. Sowing and Reaping

Sowing seed in the morning fair,
Growing, growing be careful where;
Sow them then with a tho’tful care,
We shall also reap.

Refrain:
Sowing on the fertile plain
Slowing seed that will spring again;
May it be the perfect grain,
We shall also reap.

1 By the wayside some seed may die,
Some may scorch on the rocks nearby;
Let some seed in the good ground lie,
We shall also reap.

2 Some will bloom with a fragrance sweet,
Some will spring into life complete,
Some will lay at the Master’s feet,
May we such grain reap. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Sowing seed in the morning fair
Title: Sowing and Reaping
Author: W. H. Ruebush
Refrain First Line: Sowing on the fertile plain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1902
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Sowing seed in the morning fair]
Composer: J. H. Hall
Notes: Public Domain.



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