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[Sowing the seed of truth]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 55517 62111 7671 Used With Text: Sowing the Seed

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 11 hymnals Refrain First Line: Sowing the precious seed Topics: Activity Missions Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:6 Used With Tune: [Sowing the seed of truth]

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Sowing the Seed

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: The Excelsior Hymnal #12 (1919) First Line: Sowing the seed of truth Refrain First Line: Sowing the precious seed Lyrics: 1 Sowing the seed of truth, Patiently on we go, Sowing it here and there, Knowing not which will grow; Jesus beholds it fall, He will the work record; Patiently sow the seed, Leaving it with the Lord. Refrain: Sowing the precious seed, Patiently on we go, Sowing it here, sowing it there, Knowing not which will grow. 2 Sowing at early dawn, Sowing in noontide ray, Scattering still at eve, After the busy day; Sowing the Word of life In the immortal soul, Wholly by sin undone, Freely by grace made whole. [Refrain] 3 Sowing from year to year, Ever till life is past; Knowing that we shall reap Glorious fruit at last; Jesus beholds it fall, He will our work reward; Patiently sow the seed, Leaving it with the Lord. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Sowing the seed of truth]

Sowing the Seed of Truth

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Church Hymnal, Mennonite #520 (1927) Refrain First Line: Sowing the precious seed Topics: Activity Missions Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:6 Languages: English Tune Title: [Sowing the seed of truth]

Sowing the Seed of Truth

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Church Hymnal, Mennonite #520 (2017) Refrain First Line: Sowing the precious seed Topics: Activity Missions Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:6 Languages: English Tune Title: [Sowing the seed of truth]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Sowing the seed of truth]" in The Excelsior Hymnal William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "Sowing the Seed" in The Excelsior Hymnal Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being widely popular in his day. His older brother, William, composed hymn tunes. He died at Guttenbert, IA. John Perry