SOWING AND REAPING by G. W. Colcord

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 7, 1871

SOWING AND REAPING.

By G. W. Colcord

Be not deceived; God is not mocked; Whate'er you sow, you'll surely reap! Yes, when Christ comes, and earth is rocked, And graves are opened wide and deep, The saints of God shall wake to life, To reap the harvest they have sown; But those who fleshly sowed in strife, Shall by their Maker be o'erthrown.

Now is the time to sow the seeds Of “present truth” all o'er the field. That some may ripen into deeds— Good, loyal fruit, a bounteous yield; To this end, Lord, to labor rouse Thy people, one and all, and cause The saints of God ne'er more to drowse, But vindicate thy righteous laws.

But, solemn as it is, we know, That most will sow to flesh and sin; Although they're warned of coming woe, They sow, to reap destruction in! Oh, that we all might feel the weight And worth of souls, for whom Christ died; That we, before it is too late, May bring them to the Crucified.

G. W. COLCORD.