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SOW THE SEED

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 1, 1873

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 42, No. 3.

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SOW THE SEED.

He that goeth forth in spring-time, Sowing oft in tears and pain, Shall, when comes the harvest-gleaning, Gather in the golden grain.
And though long the seed lie hidden, Useless seems this weary toil, Faint not, for the root is striking Deeper in a fruitful soil.
Sow the seed then, morn and even, Nor at noon thy hand withhold, God will give the promised increase, Thou shalt gain an hundred fold.
’Tis like bread upon the waters By the hand of mercy cast, When its mission all is ended, Found and gathered in at last.
Souls for whom the Saviour suffered, Wander now the downward way; From the “everlasting burnings” Shall we pluck them while we may?
Courage, then, O toiling Christian; Raise the gospel standard high; Rest not till the evening cometh— Till the darkness draweth nigh,
When at length the Reaper-Angel To life’s harvest-field shall come, Thou mayst then, with glad rejoicing, Bind thy sheaves and bring them home.
—Christian Messenger.