by Knowles Shaw (1834 - 1878)
Bringing in the sheaves See base text
Language: English
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, bringing in the sheaves.
(Refrain)
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Composition:
- Set to music by George Crumb (1929 - 2022), "Bringing in the sheaves", 2006, stanzas 1-2 [ male voice, female voice, amplified piano, and percussion ], from Voices from a Forgotten World: American Songbook V, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Knowles Shaw (1834 - 1878), written 1874
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-06-20
Line count: 19
Word count: 132