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.

REFRAIN

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, bringin in the sheaves.

REFRAIN

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,

Tho 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

REFRAIN

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.

These words, written by Knowles Shaw of Venice, Ohio, are based on Ecclesiastes 11:6, "Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well," and Psalm 126:6, "He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him."

The tune, an unnamed gospel song, was composed by George A. Minor, who followed the fashion current in his day of repeating the words of the theme of the song several times and using the last line of the stanza to form a refrain.