Bringing In the Sheaves
"Bringing in the Sheaves" is a popular American Gospel song used almost exclusively by Protestant Christians (though the content is not specifically Protestant in nature). The lyrics were written in 1874 by Knowles Shaw, who was inspired by Psalm 126:6, "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."[1] Shaw also wrote music for these words, but they are now usually set to a tune by George Minor, written in 1880.[2]
| Bringing in the Sheaves | |
|---|---|
| by Knowles Shaw | |
 Hymn writer Knowles Shaw | |
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1874 |
| Based on | Psalm 126:6 |
| Meter | 12.11.12.11 with refrain |
Wheatsheaves in a Field (1885) by Vincent van Gogh
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.[3]
- Refrain
In popular culture
- Charles Ives used fragments of this and other 19th-century American secular and spiritual songs in his 2nd Symphony, often to intentionally raucous and discordant effect.
- This hymn was sung in several episodes of the TV show Little House on the Prairie.[4]
- This hymn was sung by Rod and Todd Flanders in the episode Bart the Lover of The Simpsons.
- The hymn was sung in an episode of the 1960's Sally Field sitcom The Flying Nun.
- This hymn also appeared in an episode of the sitcom Two and a Half Men.
- In the 1966 film Batman, this song is played by a marching band as Batman tries to dispose of a bomb.
- This hymn was also featured in a season 9 episode of the American TV series Supernatural.
- The hymn was sung in an episode of the 2020 Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit.
- The hymn was sung in the 1948 movie 3 Godfathers starring John Wayne
- The hymn was sung in the 1955 movie The Night of the Hunter starring Robert Mitchum.
References
- ""LIFE OF KNOWLES SHAW THE SINGING EVANGELIST" by William Baxter, at therestorationmovement.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- Kalinak, Kathryn (2007). How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford (illustrated ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520252349. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- "429. Bringing In the Sheaves". Harry Plantinga. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0633054/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
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