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[While the days are going for the Lord be sowing]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 34323 11216 16551 Used With Text: Precious Golden Grain

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Precious Golden Grain

Author: Jennie Wilson Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: While the days are going for the Lord be sowing Refrain First Line: Precious grain, precious golden grain Used With Tune: [While the days are going for the Lord be sowing]

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Precious Golden Grain

Author: Jennie Wilson Hymnal: Songs of the Century #30 (1900) First Line: While the days are going for the Lord be sowing Refrain First Line: Precious grain, precious golden grain Lyrics: 1 While the days are going for the Lord be sowing, Though the seed may often seem to fall in vain. After toil and weeping comes the joy of reaping, By and by we’ll gather sheaves of golden grain. Refrain: Precious grain, precious golden grain, After toil and weeping, O the joy of reaping, When we gather in the sheaves of golden grain. 2 Hearts that sin has broken yearn for mercy’s token, Bear the balm of healing o’er the worldwide field; Morning, noon and even sow to reap for heaven, Soon will come the harvest with its priceless yield. 3 Go with comfort holy to the poor and lowly, Help the heavy-laden, weary and oppressed; Christ-like kindness showing seed divine be sowing, It will surely ripen for the garners blest. 4 Sow as Christ commanded, go not empty-handed, Or before the Master lay but worthless leaves, Pass thro’ death’s dim portal to the life immortal From the earthly harvest bearing golden sheaves. Languages: English Tune Title: [While the days are going for the Lord be sowing]
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Precious Golden Grain

Author: Jennie Wilson Hymnal: Pentecostal Praises #29 (1898) First Line: While the days are going for the Lord be sowing Refrain First Line: Precious grain, precious golden grain Languages: English Tune Title: [While the days are going for the Lord be sowing]
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Precious Golden Grain

Author: Jennie Wilson Hymnal: The New Christian Hymn Book #31 (1907) First Line: While the days are going, for the Lord be sowing Refrain First Line: Precious grain, precious golden grain Languages: English Tune Title: [While the days are going, for the Lord be sowing]

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Jennie Wilson

1857 - 1913 Author of "Precious Golden Grain" in Songs of the Century Wilson, Jennie Bain. (d. 3 September 1913). Obituaries available in the DNAH Archives. =============================== Jennie Bain Wilson, 1857-1913 Born: 1857, on a Farm Near South Whitley, Indiana. Died: Cir­ca 1913. Afflicted with a spin­al con­di­tion at age four, Wil­son spent her life in a wheel chair. She ne­ver at­tend­ed school, but was ed­u­cat­ed at home. She is said to have writ­ten over 2,200 texts. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[While the days are going for the Lord be sowing]" in Songs of the Century 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
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