The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11398

11398. What A Reaping!

1 Oh! the sowing time seems weary
And full oft the workers cry,
To the Lord who rules the harvest,
For the reaping by and by.

Refrain:
What a reaping, reaping,
What a reaping it will be by and by.
Every sorrow we have known,
Every tear that we have sown,
What a reaping it will be by and by!

2 In the sorrow and the suffering,
When each breath is but a sigh;
Though we sow in tears, remember
There’s a reaping by and by. [Refrain]

3 When our hearts are strained to breaking,
Comfort other sufferers nigh;
And our harvest will be doubled
In the reaping by and by. [Refrain]

4 For the love of Christ is flowing
In a stream that’s never dry;
He will water all our sowing,
For the reaping by and by. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh! the sowing time seems weary
• Title: What A Reaping!
• Author: Russell Kelso Carter (1889)
• Refrain First Line: What a reaping, reaping
• Language: English
• Source: The Gospel Hymnal by Edwin O. Excell (Cincinnati: Jenniesn & Pye, 1899)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh! the sowing time seems weary]
• Composer: Russell Kelso Carter
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain