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Hymns and Tunes 1886 467

Bringing in the Sheaves

Words: Knowles ShawMusic: George A. Minor

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1Sowing 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.

RefrainBringing 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.

2Sowing 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.

3Going 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.

Also sung to
Bringing In The Sheaves (SDA Hymnal #369)
Scripture
Matt. 13:39

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The verse

Meter
46
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 31% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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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./˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘??˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/46A

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./˘˘˘///˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/46A

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./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/48A

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./˘˘˘//˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘//˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/42A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.