Scripture Verse

Other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Matthew 13:8

Introduction

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Palmer Hartsough (1844–1932)

Words & Mu­sic: Orig­in­al ver­sion writ­ten by Pal­mer Hart­sough, 1888, re­vised in 1896. Re­worked by Fred­er­ick A. Fill­more in The Won­der­ful Sto­ry in Song (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: F. L. Rowe, 1917), num­ber 211 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Hart­sough,

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Frederick A. Fillmore (1856–1925)

Lyrics

Are you sow­ing the seed of the king­dom, bro­ther,
In the morn­ing bright and fair?
Are you sow­ing the seed of the king­dom, bro­ther,
In the heat of the noon­day’s glare?

Refrain

For the har­vest time is com­ing on,
And the reap­ers’ work will soon be done;
Will your sheaves be ma­ny? Will you gar­ner any
For the ga­ther­ing at the har­vest home?

Are you sow­ing the seed of the king­dom, sis­ter,
In the still and so­lemn night?
Are you sow­ing the seed of the king­dom, sis­ter,
For a har­vest pure and white?

Refrain

Are you sow­ing the seed of the king­dom, bro­ther,
All along the fer­tile way?
Are you sow­ing the seed of the king­dom, sis­ter?
You must reap at the last great day!

Refrain