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Frances R. Havergal·Modern
Verse 1
Light after darkness,
Gain after loss,
Strength after weariness,
Crown after cross,
Sweet after bitter,
Song after sigh,
Home after wandering,
Praise after cry.
Refrain
Now comes the weeping,
Then the glad reaping;
Now comes the labor hard,
Then the reward.
Verse 2
Sheaves after sowing,
Sun after rain,
Sight after mystery,
Peace after pain,
Joy after sorrow,
Calm after blast,
Rest after weariness,
Sweet rest at last.
Verse 3
Near after distant,
Gleam after gloom,
Love after loneliness,
Life after tomb.
After long agony,
Rapture of bliss;
Right was the pathway
Leading to this.
Gospel Hymns 1895 No. 193 · P.M · Crown After Cross
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Jessie H. Brown·Modern
Verse 1
Oh, scatter seeds of loving deeds,
Along the fertile field,
For grain will grow from what you sow,
And fruitful harvest yield.
Refrain
Then day by day along your way,
The seeds of promise cast,
That ripened grain from hill and plain,
Be gathered home at last.
Verse 2
Tho’ sown in tears the weary years,
The seed will surely live;
Tho’ great the cost it is not lost,
For God will fruitage give.
Verse 3
The harvest home of God will come;
And after toil and care,
With joy untold your sheaves of gold
Will all be garnered there.
Jessie H. Brown, “Oh, Scatter Seeds of Loving Deeds”
Otterbein 1890 No. 414 · C.M · Seeds of Promise
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Knowles Shaw·Modern
Verse 1
Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,
Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve;
Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping,
We shall come, rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Refrain
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come, rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves;
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come, rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Verse 2
Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,
Fearing neither clouds nor winter’s chilling breeze;
By and by the harvest and the labor ended,
We shall come, rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Verse 3
Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master,
Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves;
When our weeping’s over, he will bid us welcome;
We shall come, rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Knowles Shaw, “Sowing in the Morning, Sowing Seeds of Kindness”
Otterbein 1890 No. 417 · P.M · Bringing in the Sheaves
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Frances R. Havergal·Modern
Verse 1
Light after darkness,
Gain after loss,
Strength after weariness,
Crown after cross,
Sweet after bitter,
Song after sigh,
Home after wandering,
Praise after cry.
Refrain
Now comes the weeping,
Then the glad reaping;
Now comes the labor hard,
Then the reward.
Verse 2
Sheaves after sowing,
Sun after rain,
Sight after mystery,
Peace after pain,
Joy after sorrow,
Calm after blast,
Rest after weariness,
Sweet rest at last.
Verse 3
Near after distant,
Gleam after gloom,
Love after loneliness,
Life after tomb.
After long agony,
Rapture of bliss;
Right was the pathway
Leading to this.
Frances R. Havergal, “Light After Darkness”
Otterbein 1890 No. 418 · P.M · Crown After Cross
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage