Hymn
Sow in the Morn Thy Seed
Sow in the morn thy seed,
At eve hold not thy hand;
To doubt and fear give thou no heed;
Broad-cast it o'er the land.
And duly shall appear
In verdure, beauty, strength,
The tender blade, the stalk, the ear,
And the full corn at length.
Thou canst not toil in vain;
Cold, heat, the moist and dry,
Shall foster and mature the grain
For garners in the sky.
Then, when the glorious end,
The day of God shall come,
The angel-reapers shall descend,
And heaven sing "Harvest home!"
Sow in the Morn Thy Seed — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/sow-in-the-morn-thy-seed
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Sow in the Morn Thy Seed?
The words of Sow in the Morn Thy Seed were written by James Montgomery; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 43 more hymns by James Montgomery, including Songs of Praise and Glory to the Father Give.
Is Sow in the Morn Thy Seed public domain?
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What is the metre of Sow in the Morn Thy Seed?
Sow in the Morn Thy Seed is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O what, if we are Christ's, This Is the Day of Light and Far from my heavenly home.