Standard (EADGBE)
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.
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 dark clouds nor winters chilling breeze;
By and by the harvest, and the slave's labor ended,
we shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
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
Going forth with laughter, sowing for the Master,
Though the loss sustained, The child often grieves;
When our weepings over, He will tell us gently,
We shall come rejoicing to heaven, bringing in the sheaves.
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