Scripture Verse

Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7

Introduction

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Charles Case (1843–1918)

Words: Da­ni­el W. Whit­tle, in The Voice of Praise, by An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter & H. A. Le­is (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1889), alt. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as El Na­than, one of hit­tle’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Charles C. Case, in Tri­um­phant Songs No. 3 (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ed­in O. Ex­cell, 1892), num­ber 94 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Daniel Whittle (1840–1901)

Lyrics

Be care­ful what you so,
For seed will sure­ly grow;
The dew will fall, the rain will splash,
The clouds grow dark, the light­ning flash;
And he who sows good seed to­day,
Shall reap good seed to­mor­row;
And he who sows good seed to­day,
Shall reap with joy to­mor­row.

Refrain

Be care­ful what you sow,
For seed will sure­ly grow;
And he who sows good seed to­day,
Shall reap with joy to­mor­row.

Be care­ful what you sow,
For seed will sure­ly grow;
Where it may fall, you can­not know,
In sun or shade, ’till sure­ly grow;
And he who sows good seed to­day,
Shall reap good seed to­mor­row;
And he who sows good seed to­day,
Shall reap with joy to­mor­row.

Refrain

Be care­ful what you sow,
The weed you plant will grow;
The scat­tered seed, from thought­less hand,
Must ga­thered be, by God’s com­mand;
And he who sows wild oats to­day,
Must reap the crop to­mor­row;
And he who sows wild oats to­day,
Shall reap with tears to­mor­row.

Refrain

Then let us so good deeds,
And not the bri­ars and weeds;
Then har­vest time its joys shall bring,
And when we reap, our hearts shall sing;
And he who sows good seed to­day
Shall reap good seed to­mor­row;
And he who sows good seed to­day
Shall reap good seed to­mor­row.

Refrain