Scripture Verse

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7

Introduction

Words: Har­ri­et Fi­thi­an, in Re­viv­al Hymns, a Col­lect­ion of New and Stan­dard Hymns, by Da­ni­el To­ner & Charles M. Al­ex­an­der (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bi­ble In­sti­tute Col­port­age As­so­cia­tion, 1905), num­ber 62.

Music: Da­ni­el B. Town­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Fi­thi­an (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Daniel Toner (1850–1919)

Lyrics

Be not de­ceived; each soul shall reap
Its har­vest soon or late;
So now thy seed, the field is wide;
The world is thine es­tate.

Refrain

Be not de­ceived, be not de­ceived,
God is not mocked;
For what­so­ev­er a man sow­eth,
Whatsoever a man sow­eth,
That shall he also reap,
That shall he also reap.

So ev­il deeds with care­less hand
And one sad day be­hold
Thy gar­ner filled with blight­ed hopes,
And woes a hun­dred fold.

Refrain

So seeds of faith and hope and love,
Perchance with fall­ing tears,
A har­vest home of peace and joy
Will crown the work of years.

Refrain

God’s law will stand for­ev­er­more,
The law His love made known—
From out the har­vest field of life
We reap as we have sown.

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