The phrase "the golden grain" resonates through 6 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the golden grain
...The sheaves are at rest on the harvest plain;
The reapers have gathered the golden grain,
The reapers have gathered the golden grain....
The sheaves are at rest on the harvest plain;
The reapers have gathered the golden grain,
The reapers have gathered the golden grain.
...The pastures teem with flocks and herds,
The golden grain waves o’er the fields;
All nature, singing joyfully,...
The pastures teem with flocks and herds,
The golden grain waves o’er the fields;
All nature, singing joyfully,
...Patiently, O toiler,
Pluck the golden grain,
Ere the shades of evening...
Patiently, O toiler,
Pluck the golden grain,
Ere the shades of evening
...To gather the lost ones in.
Gather them in, the golden grain,
Go gather from fields of sin;...
To gather the lost ones in.
Gather them in, the golden grain,
Go gather from fields of sin;
...From early dawn till the stars came out,
He scattered the golden grain,
Alike on the hillside parchèd with drought,...
From early dawn till the stars came out,
He scattered the golden grain,
Alike on the hillside parchèd with drought,
...Go and help them labor,
Reaping the golden grain.
See the harvesters reaping,...
Go and help them labor,
Reaping the golden grain.
See the harvesters reaping,
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