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![]() | If we shall scatter tares in the fallowAuthor: Charles W. Naylor (1907)Tune: [If we shall scatter tares in the fallow] Published in 4 hymnals Printable scores: Sibelius |
1 If we shall scatter tares in the fallow,
How shall we hope that they shall not grow?
We cannot gather wheat for the garner,
If only useless weeds we shall sow.
Refrain:
Soon you shall gather what you now scatter,
Unto your life give diligent heed;
What we are sowing surely is growing,
That which we reap shall be as the seed.
2 Should we be sowing briars and thistles,
Where would the grain and flowers find room?
If we are sowing hatred and malice,
We cannot pluck affection’s sweet bloom. [Refrain]
3 As is the sowing, so is the reaping—
Sinner, the seed you carelessly cast
Bringeth a harvest, bitter with anguish,
Sure will thy reaping be at the last. [Refrain]
4 Gentleness, kindness, purity, trueness,
Yield a rich fruitage, never to cease;
Sowing in meekness unto the Spirit
Bringeth eternal blessings and peace. [Refrain]
Source: Timeless Truths #1072
One of the Movement's most gifted lyricists as well as intellects was Charles Wesley Naylor. C.W. Naylor was born in Athens County, Ohio in January 1874. It would have been inconceivable at this moment of birth for the Naylor family or Charles himself to know that sorrow and suffering would be constant companions throughout his life. Yet this scenario was to become his life allotment beginning early in his childhood.
Naylor's first heartache came at age eight when his mother died. As a result of this overwhelming tragedy, Charles found himself a permanent resident at his grandparent's home.
It was, however, within his grandparent's home that he became trained in religious matters. This religious upbringing proved life changing for C… Go to person page >| First Line: | If we shall scatter tares in the fallow |
| Title: | We Reap as We Sow |
| Author: | Charles W. Naylor (1907) |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | Soon you shall gather what you now scatter |
| Instances (4) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Melodies #d60 | If we shall [should] scatter tares | We reap as we sow | Soon you shall gather what you now scatter | Charles Ward Naylor | 1913 | ||||||||||||
| Select Hymns for Christian Worship and General Gospel Service #d221 | If we shall [should] scatter tares | We reap as we sow | Soon you shall gather what you now scatter | Charles Ward Naylor | 1911 | ||||||||||||
| Songs of Grace and Glory: A New and Inspiring Selection of Sacred Songs for Evangelical Use and General Worship #170 | If we shall scatter tares in the fallow | Soon you shall gather what you now scatter | C. W. Naylor | 1918 | |||||||||||||
| Timeless Truths #1072 | If we shall scatter tares in the fallow | We Reap as We Sow | Soon you shall gather what you now scatter | Charles W. Naylor | Andrew L. Byers | 10.9.10.9 D | Galatians 6:7 | [If we shall scatter tares in the fallow] | E Major | 0 |
