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" He that goeth forth and weepeth bearinR pre- cious seed shall doubtless come again with sing- ing, bringing his t-heaves with him. " Go forth to thy labor, O seed^ower, go ; The sky is aflame with the dawn's rudd> glow, The ftelds are all ready, the lab'rers are few, There is room, there is need, in my service for you !" 'Twasthe voice of the Master, and one, as he Felt his heart at the bidding responsively stirred ; And, turninsr away from his world-dream of rest. He girded the harness of toil to his breast. At d forth on his mission he hastened with speed. O'er fields bare and waiting to scatter the seed. And he sang as he went :— " At thy bidding I SCO O Lord of the harvest the good seed to sow ! The work is thine own, and thine own the com- And the harvest that's won shall be all for thy hand ; . ^ „ i. ..i. • The glory, the honor, the praise shall be thine. The service, the toil, the privation be mine ! And forth at hi^ side over valley and plain Walked the Angel of Hope, to support and sus- And hf r soft- whispered words nerved his heart to be strong, , , As singing and sowing he journeyed along ; While his song's glad refrain rang out joyous and " O Lord of the harvest, I do it for thee !" But the seed fell not all in the warm, healthy mould ^, . ,, Prepared to receive it with patience untold ; For some by the wayside hard-trodden and dry. Was bruited by the feet of the rude passers by ; And eager-eyed birds that beheld where it lay Soon gathered it up from the dusty highway. And left not a single green blade to declare That the feet of the sower had ever been there. And some fell on rocky ground shallow and Where the blade, scantly-rooted, not long might endure ; ^ . .. * *i. j But drooping, o'ercome by the heat of the day. With no deepness of earth, wiihered quickly Leaving nought on the bare, barren waste to de- That the feet of the sower had ever been there. And some amid thorns fell, and quickly up- For a while growing rank the harsh bramble* But the thorns soon outstripped It, and choked It, and left , ,, ,. ** The stalk of all frultfulness sadly bereft. Till only dry stubble remained to declare That the feet of the sower had ever been there. Then the seed-sower wept as he saw how the Hard, dry, and unthankful, resisted his toil ;— How the ravenous birds of the air bore away The precious deposit ;— how, stUl, as the day Gilded on, in the sun-heat the green tender blade, For a brief hour that gladdened him, drooped and decayed. And the stalk, that sprang hopefully up In the ■morn. Ere the noontide was reached was o'ergrown by the thorn. And In utter unf rultfulness withered and died 'Midst ihe briers and nettles that flourished beside. Yet still he wrought on, tho' the song that he sang In the morning not oft thro' the sultry hours rang ; And Hope, faint and weary, tho' still at his side, Too often her sweet consolations denied. Still he patiently scattered the rich, golden grain As with weeping he went over mountain and plain, Over hill-side, and valley, and bare, rocky steep. And down where the rivers their winding paths keep ;— Oft foot-sore and faint, till the westering sun Proclaimed the long day and its toil well-nigh done. And sweet, evening voices called— "Come, come away. And rest from the burden and heat of the day !" Then the seed-sower turned him, and lo, on his eyes There burst a glad vision— a joyful surprise. For field after field, in the warm, summer sheen « if the ripening harvest, before him was seen ! Thirty -fold for the seed sown, the ripe waving grain Luxuriant spread over valley and plain,— Thirty-fold, sixty-fold, aye, and yet more, A hundred-fold increase, his eyes did explore ; And. a^ wiih still growing amazement, his thought Took in the fair vision,— ' O, what hath God wrought !" He sang in his gladness as forward he went Gath ring sheaf after sheaf with o'erflowing con- tent. Thus with singing he went, and the echoing song Other voices caught up and with joy did prolong:— "Oh, what hath God wrought I for 'tis He, only He That has given this glorious increase to me Who failed to remember His promise divine. Or, faithless and weak, dared not claim it as mine I * He that with weeping goes forth at my word. Precious seed bearing with him to sow for the Lord, Shall, doubtless, with singing, return to hia King, And the sheaves he has gathered triumphant shall bring.' " Now joy to the seed- sower weeping who went, The Master has filled him with ricnest content ; And the song that he sings shall be sung more and more. Till the blessed Ingathering time shall be o'er. And the Master, content, shall, with boundlesB delight. See hie travail of soul, and be satisfied quite ! Then sower and reaper with transport shall sing Kach his glad "Harvest Home" to his Saviour andKing, And, laying the sheaves he has won at His feet, " Well done, thou, good servant," shall hear Him repeat. And, entering into the joy of his Lord, Forever and ever shall share His reward.