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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing the seed by the way Refrain First Line: Wonderful seed Lyrics: 1 Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing the seed by the way, Working for Jesus, our Saviour, day by day; Lavishly casting it broadcast over the hill and the plain; Lo! in the rain and the sunshine, springs the grain! Refrain: Wonderful seed, heavenly seed, Bearing abundant blessing divine, Bearing abundant blessing divine, abundance blessing divine; Beautiful sheaves, glorious sheaves, Shall at the time of their reaping be thine. 2 Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, mercy and kindness and love, Blessing the eye of the Master throned above; Out in the field in the morning, toiling with courage and cheer, Work till the stars of the ev’ning shall appear. [Refrain] 3 Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing with patience and care; Pray’rfully taking the message ev’rywhere; Going on errands of mercy, strengthen’d with pow’r from on high, Trustfully wait for the harvest by and by. [Refrain] Topics: Choir and Chorus Selections; Missions; Sowing and Reaping; Work Used With Tune: [Sowing the seed of the kingdom]

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[Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing the seed by the way]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 55553 45117 12165 Used With Text: Sowing the Seed

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Sowing the Seed

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Worship and Service #62 (1916) First Line: Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing the seed by the way Refrain First Line: Wonderful seed Lyrics: 1 Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing the seed by the way, Working for Jesus, our Saviour, day by day; Lavishly casting it broadcast over the hill and the plain; Lo! in the rain and the sunshine, springs the grain! Refrain: Wonderful seed, heavenly seed, Bearing abundant blessing divine, Bearing abundant blessing divine, abundance blessing divine; Beautiful sheaves, glorious sheaves, Shall at the time of their reaping be thine. 2 Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, mercy and kindness and love, Blessing the eye of the Master throned above; Out in the field in the morning, toiling with courage and cheer, Work till the stars of the ev’ning shall appear. [Refrain] 3 Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing with patience and care; Pray’rfully taking the message ev’rywhere; Going on errands of mercy, strengthen’d with pow’r from on high, Trustfully wait for the harvest by and by. [Refrain] Topics: Choir and Chorus Selections; Missions; Sowing and Reaping; Work Tune Title: [Sowing the seed of the kingdom]

Sowing the Seed

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Wonder Hymns of Faith #152 (1923) First Line: Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing the seed by the way Refrain First Line: Wonderful seed, heavenly seed Languages: English Tune Title: [Sowing the seed of the Kingdom, sowing the seed by the way]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Sowing the Seed" in Worship and Service Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[Sowing the seed of the kingdom]" in Worship and Service Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman