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    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.