Fair as the Morning. Hymns and Tunes for Praise in the Sunday-School ‎#182

182. Sowing the Seed

1 Sowing the seed in the daylight fair,
Sowing the seed in the noonday’s glare;
Sowing the seed in the soft twilight,
Sowing the seed in the solemn night.

Refrain:
What shall the harvest be?
Oh, what shall the harvest be?
When the sowing time is past and gone,
What shall the harvest be?

2 Sowing the seed by the wayside high,
Sowing the seed on the rocks to die;
Sowing the seed where the thorns will spoil,
Sowing the seed in the fertile soil. [Refrain]

3 Sowing the seed of a ling’ring pain,
Sowing the seed of a maddened brain;
Sowing the seed of a tarnished name,
Sowing the seed of eternal shame. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sowing the seed in the daylight fair
• Title: Sowing the Seed
• Author: Emily S. Oakey
• Refrain First Line: What shall the harvest be?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1891
• Topic: Sowing and Reaping
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Sowing the seed in the daylight fair]
• Composer: W. A. Ogden
• Notes: Public Domain.