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SOWING SEED.
Go and sow beside all waters,
In the morning of thy youth,
In the evening scatter broadcast
Precious seeds of living truth.
In the morning of thy youth,
In the evening scatter broadcast
Precious seeds of living truth.
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For though much may sink and perish
In the rocky, barren mould,
And the harvest of thy labor
May be less than thirty-fold,
In the rocky, barren mould,
And the harvest of thy labor
May be less than thirty-fold,
Let thy hand be not withholden,
Still beside all waters sow,
For thou know'st not which shall prosper,
Whether this or that will grow,
Still beside all waters sow,
For thou know'st not which shall prosper,
Whether this or that will grow,
While some precious portion, scattered,
Germinating, taking root,
Shall spring up, and grow, and ripen
Into never-dying fruit.
Germinating, taking root,
Shall spring up, and grow, and ripen
Into never-dying fruit.
Therefore, sow beside all waters,
Trusting, hoping, toiling on;
When the fields are white for harvest,
God will send his angels down.
Trusting, hoping, toiling on;
When the fields are white for harvest,
God will send his angels down.
And thy soul may see the value
Of its patient morns and eves,
When the everlasting garner
Shall be filled with precious sheaves.
Of its patient morns and eves,
When the everlasting garner
Shall be filled with precious sheaves.
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