The sower goes forth to sow

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The sower goes forth to sow

Author: Anna B. Hoppe
Tune: EISENACH (Gesius)
Published in 3 hymnals

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1The sower goeth forth to sow
His seed of grain so tender,
That it may rooted by and grow,
And bring forth fruit in splendor.
By faith He sees His harvest field
Its fruitage in abundance yield.

2 Thou art the Sower, dearest Lord,
The world Thy field so spacious,
The seed Thou sowest is the Word
Sown by thy hand so gracious,
From heaven above, on earth below,
That it may blossom, thrive, and grow.

3 Let us not merely hearers be,
But doers, blessed Saviour,
Who bring forth fruit abundantly;
Grant us Thy Spirit's favor
To treasure in believing hearts
The precious truth Thy Word imparts.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal and Order of Service #82

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Author: Anna B. Hoppe

Anna Hoppe was born on May 7, 1889 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She left school after the eighth grade and worked as a stenographer. She began writing patriotic verses when she was very young and by the age of 25 she was writing spiritual poetry. After some of her poems appeared in the Northwestern Lutheran, a periodical of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, they came to the attention of Dr. Adolf Hult of Augustana Seminary, Rock Island, Illinois. He influenced her to write her Songs for the Church Year (1928). Several hymnals include her work, which was usually set to traditional chorale melodies, although she also made a number of translations. She died on August 2, 1941 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NN, from Cyber Hymnal Go to person page >

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First Line:	The sower goes forth to sow
Author:	Anna B. Hoppe
Copyright:	Public Domain

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EISENACH (Gesius)

MACHS MIT MIR was first published in the collection of music Das ander Theil des andern newen Operis Geistlicher Deutscher Lieder (1605) by Bartholomäus Gesius (b. Münchenberg, near Frankfurt, Germany, c. 1555; d. Frankfurt, 1613). A prolific composer, Gesius wrote almost exclusively for the churc…

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