"Bringing in the Sheaves" is a popular American

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used almost exclusively by

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s (though the content is not specifically Protestant in nature). The lyrics were written in 1874 by

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, who was inspired by

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126:6, "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." Shaw also wrote music for these words, but they are now usually set to a tune by

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, written in 1880.

Lyrics

: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. :''Refrain'': :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 clouds nor winter's chilling breeze; :By and by the harvest, and the labor ended, :We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. :''Refrain'' :Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master, :Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves; :When our weeping's over, He will bid us welcome, :We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. :''Refrain''

In popular culture

* The hymn's refrain was sung in the 1933 movie ''

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'' starring

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. # The hymn was sung in the 1938 movie “ Of_Human_Hearts starring Walter Huston * The hymn was sung in the 1948 movie ''

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'' starring

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. * The hymn was sung in the 1955 movie '' The Night of the Hunter'' starring

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. *

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used fragments of this and other 19th-century American secular and spiritual songs in his 2nd Symphony. * In the 1966 film ''

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'', this song is played by a marching band as Batman tries to dispose of a bomb. * The hymn's refrain was sung in several episodes of the TV show ''

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''. * The hymn's refrain was sung by Rod and Todd Flanders in the 1992 episode ''

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'' of ''

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''.Jean, Al. (2003). Easter Egg commentary for "Bart the Lover", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' VD 20th Century Fox. * The hymn's refrain was sung in the first episode of the 2020 miniseries '' The Queen's Gambit''. * The hymn's refrain was sung at church in the 2014 episode of the TV show ''

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'' titled "Miss Pasternak"

References

External links

"Bringing in the Sheaves" Mp3 and lyrics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bringing In The Sheaves American Christian hymns Thanksgiving songs 1874 songs 19th-century hymns