We Are Sowing

First line: We are sowing, daily sowing Countless seeds of good / We are sowing, daily sowing Countless seeds / We are sowing / We are sowing, daily sowing

Original language: English

Words: Anon.
Music: Henry A. Tuckett

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We Are Sowing
Hymns (1985, 2002 ed.), 216

1. We are sowing, daily sowingCountless seeds of good and ill,Scattered on the level lowland,Cast upon the windy hill;Seeds that sink in rich, brown furrows,Soft with heaven’s gracious rain;Seeds that rest upon the surfaceOf the dry, unyielding plain;
2. Seeds that fall amid the stillnessOf the lonely mountain glen;Seeds cast out in crowded places,Trodden under foot of men;Seeds by idle hearts forgotten,Flung at random on the air;Seeds by faithful souls remembered,Sown in tears and love and prayer;
3. Seeds that lie unchanged, unquickened,Lifeless on the teeming mold;Seeds that live and grow and flourishWhen the sower’s hand is cold.By a whisper sow we blessings;By a breath we scatter strife.In our words and thoughts and actionsLie the seeds of death and life.
4. Thou who knowest all our weakness,Leave us not to sow alone!Bid thine angels guard the furrowsWhere the precious grain is sown,Till the fields are crown’d with glory,Filled with mellow, ripened ears,Filled with fruit of life eternalFrom the seed we sowed in tears.

These charts show the use of this song in English hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If a song appears in multiple editions of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once. [undetermined] means that tune information has not yet been entered in.

Tunes that have appeared with this song in English

Appearances of this song over time in English

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We Are Sowing

Hymns (1985, 2002 ed.), 216

We Are Sowing

Hymns: Simplified Accompaniments (1986, 1986 ed.), no. 139

Arr.: Darwin Wolford

We Are Sowing

Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2014

Arr.: Richard Rich

Contributor: Richard Rich

We Are Sowing

Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2012

Arr.: Mary C. Sharp

Contributor: Mary C. Sharp

We Are Sowing

Music from April 2004 General Conference (2004, 2004-04 ed.), 5

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

We Are Sowing

Music from April 2001 General Conference (2001, 2001-04 ed.), 3

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

We Are Sowing

Hymns (1985, 1998 ed.), 216

We Are Sowing

Hymns (1985, 1985 ed.), 216

We Are Sowing

Hymns: Simplified Accompaniments (1972, 1976 ed.), no. 66

We Are Sowing

Favorite Seminary Songs (1961, 1965 ed.), no. 10a

We Are Sowing

Hymns (1948, 1979 ed.), 192

We Are Sowing

Hymns (1948, 1961-b ed.), 192

We Are Sowing

Hymns (1948, 1960-a ed.), 192

We Are Sowing

Hymns (1948, 1950 ed.), 192

We Are Sowing

Hymns (1948, 1948 ed.), 192

Sowing

Relief Society Songs (1940, 1940-a ed.), no. 43

Sowing

M. I. A. Songs and Sociability Songs (1928, 1933 ed.), no. 34b

Sowing

Relief Society Song Book (1919, 1930 ed.), 7

Arr.: B. Cecil Gates

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Relief Society Song Book (1919, 1927 ed.), 7

Arr.: B. Cecil Gates

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Relief Society Song Book (1919, 1923 ed.), 7

Arr.: B. Cecil Gates

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Relief Society Song Book (1919, 1919 ed.), 7

Arr.: B. Cecil Gates

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Deseret Sunday School Songs (1909, 1937 ed.), 37

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Deseret Sunday School Songs (Selections) (1909, 1909 ed.), 37

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Deseret Sunday School Songs (1909, 1909 ed.), 37

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Songs of Zion (1908, 1925 ed.), 37

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Songs of Zion (1908, 1920 ed.), 37

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Songs of Zion (1908, 1918 ed.), 37

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Songs of Zion (1908, 1912 ed.), 37

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Songs of Zion (1908, 1908 ed.), 37

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Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1891, 1908 ed.), no. 68

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Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1891, 1907 ed.), no. 68

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Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1891, 1906 ed.), no. 68

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Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1891, 1905-b ed.), no. 68

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Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1891, 1894 ed.), no. 68

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Deseret Sunday School Union Music Book (1884, 1888 ed.), no. 12b

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Deseret Sunday School Union Music Book (1884, 1884-b ed.), no. 12b

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Deseret Sunday School Union Music Book (1884, 1884-a ed.), no. 12b

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A Selection from the Songs of Zion (, 1935 ed.), 37

We are sowing

Music from April 1918 General Conference (1918, 1918-04 ed.), 1

Artist: Ensign Stake Male Chorus

Sowing

A Selection of Seventeen Songs (1908, 1908-a ed.), 37

Sowing

Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899, 1909 ed.), 34

Arr.: Evan Stephens

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Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899, 1899 ed.), 34

Arr.: Evan Stephens

Unofficial or Local Publications

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Favorite Seminary Songs (O. C. Tanner) (1950, 1950 ed.), 62

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Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School Hymn Book (1896, 1908 ed.), 54

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Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School Hymn Book (1896, 1906 ed.), 54

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Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School Hymn Book (1896, 1903 ed.), 54

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Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School Hymn Book (1896, 1901 ed.), 54

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Children’s Sunday School Hymn Book (1896, 1899 ed.), 54

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Children’s Sunday School Hymn Book (1896, 1897 ed.), 54

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Children’s Sunday School Hymn Book (1896, 1896 ed.), 54

We are sowing, daily sowing

Hymns and Sacred Songs for Children (1888, 1888 ed.), 116