The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1267

1267. Sowing to death or life

1 Sowing to death or life,
Sowing to reap!
Sowing to joy or strife,
Which shall we reap?
Now let good seed be cast;
Sowing will soon be past;
Harvest will come at last;
What shall we reap!

2 Now is the sowing time,
Life's blooming spring;
Age is the winter clime,
When joys take wing.
Sow to the Spirit now,
Here make thy solemn vow;
Unto thy Maker bow;
Repentance bring.

3 Sad, sad, the reaping day,
If ill is sown;
Vain, vain to weep and pray,
Hopeless and lone.
Sowing for thee is o'er;
Summer will come no more,
Autumn will yield no store;
Harvest is flown.

Text Information

• First Line: Sowing to death or life
• Author: F. E. Belden
• Publication Date: 1886
• Scripture:
  Ephesians 6:7
• Topic: Bible Songs: Invitation

Tune Information

• Name: SOWING TO REAP
• Composer: D. S. Hakes
• Key: A♭ Major