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[Sowing beside all waters]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Incipit: 54532 15656 16534 Used With Text: Gather the Golden Sheaves

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Sowing beside all waters Refrain First Line: Joy, joy sowing beside all waters Lyrics: 1 Sowing beside all waters, Whoso the word believes, From the wide fields of service, Gather the golden sheaves. Scatter the seeds of blessing, Scatter them all around, Over the barren hillside, Over the fertile ground. Refrain: Joy, joy sowing beside all waters, Joy, joy, joy the heart receives, Sheaves, sheaves, Gather the sheaves for Jesus, Sheaves, sheaves, Gather the golden sheaves. 2 Sowing beside all waters, Whereso our lot is cast, Hastening hour redeeming, Till the brief day is past. Now while the sun is shining, Now while the sky is bright, Gather the sheaves for Jesus, Toil in the Master’s might. [Refrain] 3 Sowing beside all waters, He will our baskets fill, Scatter His bounty freely, More will be given still, Gather the sheaves for Jesus, Till He shall bid us “come,” Singing His grace and glory, At the great Harvest Home. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Sowing beside all waters]

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Gather the Golden Sheaves

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Uplifted Voices #51 (1901) First Line: Sowing beside all waters Refrain First Line: Joy, joy sowing beside all waters Lyrics: 1 Sowing beside all waters, Whoso the word believes, From the wide fields of service, Gather the golden sheaves. Scatter the seeds of blessing, Scatter them all around, Over the barren hillside, Over the fertile ground. Refrain: Joy, joy sowing beside all waters, Joy, joy, joy the heart receives, Sheaves, sheaves, Gather the sheaves for Jesus, Sheaves, sheaves, Gather the golden sheaves. 2 Sowing beside all waters, Whereso our lot is cast, Hastening hour redeeming, Till the brief day is past. Now while the sun is shining, Now while the sky is bright, Gather the sheaves for Jesus, Toil in the Master’s might. [Refrain] 3 Sowing beside all waters, He will our baskets fill, Scatter His bounty freely, More will be given still, Gather the sheaves for Jesus, Till He shall bid us “come,” Singing His grace and glory, At the great Harvest Home. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Sowing beside all waters]

Gather the Golden Sheaves

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Revival No. 4 #32 (1903) First Line: Sowing beside all waters Refrain First Line: Joy, joy, Sowing beside all waters Languages: English Tune Title: [Sowing beside all waters]

Gather the Golden Sheaves

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Revival Special #60 (1905) First Line: Sowing beside all waters Refrain First Line: Joy, joy sowing beside all waters Languages: English Tune Title: [Sowing beside all waters]

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Composer of "[Sowing beside all waters]" in Uplifted Voices Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Gather the Golden Sheaves" in Uplifted Voices 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)