The Service of Praise ‎#83

83. Seed Time and Harvest

1 Gentleness, kindness, patience—
These are the seeds to sow,
Yielding a harvest greater,
Richer than we shall know.

Refrain:
Here and there keep sowing
Some little kindly deed;
Blessings beyond all measure
Grow from a single seed.

2 Sow in life’s early morning,
Noontide and ev’ning sow,
Long as the daylight lingers,
Sowing where’er we go. [Refrain]

3 Some among thorns may perish,
Some on the rocks decay,
Some in good soil will flourish;
Let us keep sowing away. [Refrain]

4 Bitterness, strife and envy—
Such are the seeds we see,
Growing in ground neglected,
Where the good seed should be. [Refrain]

5 Gentleness, kindness, patience—
These are the seeds we’ll sow,
Winning the world to goodness,
Banishing sin and woe. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Gentleness, kindness, patience
• Title: Seed Time and Harvest
• Author: R. Walmsley
• Refrain First Line: Here and there keep sowing
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1900
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Gentleness, kindness, patience]
• Composer: Maurice A. Clifton
• Notes: Now Public Domain.