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Sowing Kingdom Seed

Sowing Kingdom Seed

Song 133

Sowing Kingdom Seed

(Matthew 13:4-8, 19-23)

1. O come, all you slaves of Jehovah Most High,

Who’ve given your heart to your God.

Come out to the work he’s entrusted to you;

Walk pathways your Master has trod.

The seed of God’s truth you’ve been given to spread

On soil that is able to yield

Fine fruit to God’s praise if you faithfully work

And you do your full share in the field.

2. True, some of your seed by the wayside may fall,

Which Satan’s birds likely will eat,

While other seed often on rocky soil lands,

To wither from enemy heat.

Both worries and greed are like thorns that can choke

Your seedlings before they mature.

However, some seed is quite likely to fall

On the soil that is good, fine, and pure.

3. How much of your seed falls on soil that is fine

May often depend much on you.

With patience and love you can thwart Satan’s birds,

Reduce persecution’s heat too.

By being alert you may ward off the thorns,

By measures some gentle, some bold.

And thus with rejoicing you can hope to reap

At least thirty if not hundredfold.