Scripture Verse

A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ro­bert E. Win­sett, Songs of Re­vi­val Pow­er (Day­ton, Ten­nes­see: R. E. Win­sett, 1919), num­ber 99, alt. (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Robert Winsett
(1876–1952)

Lyrics

Time is com­ing, we know, when to judgment we’ll go,
There to reap as in life we’ve sown;
Death eter­nal we’ll reap if no faith do we keep,
Paradise then will ne­ver be known.

Refrain

May we sow right­eous seed for the reaping
Which is com­ing to ev­ery­one;
O the joy on that day if we hear Je­sus say,
Come, ye bless­èd, a crown you have won.

Every day, ev­ery deed, you are sow­ing the seed
Fruits of life or of death will bear,
When you reap what you sow, to that land may you go,
To that bright, hap­py home ov­er there.

Refrain

If it’s Heav­en you’d choose, then there’s no time to lose,
Look around you, the fields are white,
Go ye forth to the field, sow and reap gold­en grain,
Soon will fall the dark sha­dows of night.

Refrain

Every act you per­form is as seed to some­one,
For the in­flu­ence ne’er will die;
Then be care­ful each day what you do, what you say,
For you’ll meet it again by and by.

Refrain