Bringing In The Sheaves

"The Lord has done great things for us!  We are glad! 

Turn to freedom our captivity and restore our fortunes, O Lord,
as the streams in the South, the Negeb, are restored by torrents.

They who sow in tears shall reap in joy and singing.

He who goes forth bearing seed and weeping at needing
his precious supply of grain for sowing shall doubtless
come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."
(Psalm 126:4-6)

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Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,
Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve;
Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,
Fearing neither clouds nor winter's chilling breeze;
By and by the harvest, and the labor ended,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master,

Though the loss sustained, our spirit often grieves;

When our weeping's over, He will bid us welcome,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

"Bringing In The Sheaves"

(1874)

Knowles Shaw

(1834-1878)

American writer and composer of Gospel hymns

Known as "The Singing Evangelist"

The Sower with the Setting Sun

(1888)

Vincent van Gogh
(1853-1890)
Dutch Post Impressionist Painter

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"Look! I tell you, raise your eyes and observe the fields
and see how they are already white for harvesting.
Already the reaper is getting his wages, he who does
the cutting now has his reward, for he is gathering the
 fruit crop unto life eternal, so he who does the planting
and he who does the reaping may rejoice together."
(John 4:35-36)