Scripture Verse

Behold, a sower went forth to sow. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Matthew 13:3–8

Introduction

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George N. Fenn (1860–1942)

Words: Jen­nie Wil­son, in The Best Gos­pel Songs and Their Com­pos­ers (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1904), num­ber 255.

Music: George N. Fenn (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Jennie Wilson (1856–1913)

Lyrics

The Mas­ter is sow­ing the good seed of truth,
With hands that are pa­tient and kind;
Alike on the fer­tile and bleak place it falls,
What soil in your heart will it find?

Refrain

Let the good seed take root in your heart, my bro­ther,
And bring forth a glo­ri­ous yield;
If nour­ished in faith will a fruit­age di­vine
In the har­vest of life be re­vealed.

Are sin­ful de­sires grow­ing rank in your heart,
As bane­ful weeds cum­ber the ground?
Does love of the world, with its fol­ly and pride,
Within your heart’s gar­den abound?

Refrain

O let the good seed in the sun­shine of love,
And wa­tered by hea­ven­ly dew,
Bring forth in your life the rich fruit­age of grace,
That Je­sus with glad­ness can view.

Refrain