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Bringing In The Sheaves    (1874)

Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,
Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve;
Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Refrain

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,

Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,
Fearing neither clouds nor winter's chilling breeze;
By and by the harvest, and the labor ended,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Refrain

Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master,
Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves;
When our weeping's over, He will bid us welcome,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Refrain

Lyrics by Knowles Shaw.
Recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford; many others.
Inspired by Psalm 126:6,
"He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him."
Shaw also wrote music for these words, but they are now
usually set to a tune by George Minor, written in 1880

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