Tune: East Acklam
('For the fruits of His creation')
Matthew 13 v.18-23
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Parable of sower was shown
Jesus made known
It to His disciples, they heard
Truth of his word
The seed, it the word of God be
Falling on our lives soil-types see
hearken with hearts, ears, eyes open
Prospering then
Seed by wayside, it be they who
They the word knew
But they did not understand it
Not in hearts knit
So came along the wicked one
Caught away seed, no sowing done
They not fruitful, made no progress
Productive-less
Seed that fell in stony places
It made traces
Of growth, for was straightway received
Words were believed
Yet no root have, a while endure
But when troubles come it is sure
By and by offended they be
Partial fruit, see
Seed that fell among the thorns may
Inconstant stay
For the cares of this world close in
Like weeds begin
To choke the word, as do also
The deceit of riches they know
So become their lives unfruitful
Their growth does stall
Seed sown in the good ground, they hear
Understand clear
They do bear fruit, do bring it forth
Of precious worth
Some a hundred fold, some sixty
And some thirty fold from them be
Harvest time, fruit to God's glory
Eternally
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: September 23rd, 2017 08:33
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.4.8.4. 8.8.8.4. A bit tricky, giving a poetic summary on each of the soil-types. Plus some longer and some shorter lines. The final line of each verse is a sort of overall summary of the particular soil-type described.
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Comments3
I'm very old, so I say. But the composer, Francis Jackson, will be age 100 on 2nd October this year. Also the author of the hymn, Revd Fred Pratt Green, lived to age 97. So a sort of tribute to them both, one living, one deceased.
Just came back from Church and the first hymn we sung was " God in his love for us lent us this planet" by Fred Pratt Green.
Ta-dah! And there he was. Ooh, don\'t know that one! Looked it up - it fits to 'Brightest and best of the sons of the morning' (Tune name: Morning Star, by composer surname Harding). Did you have that tune?
Keep 'em coming O
Thanks Michael.
Good write. so many Pratt Green hymns in our hymnbook, we sing many of them in my Church Choir.
Thanks Gold. Any from 1066?!
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