Bringing In the Sheaves
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| Bringing in the Sheaves | |
|---|---|
| byKnowles Shaw | |
 Hymn writer Knowles Shaw | |
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1874 |
| Based on | Psalm 126:6 |
| Meter | 12.11.12.11 with refrain |
"Bringing in the Sheaves"is a popular AmericanGospel songused almost exclusively byProtestantChristians(though the content is not specifically Protestant in nature). The lyrics were written in 1874 byKnowles Shaw,who was inspired byPsalm126:6, "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing hissheaveswith him. "[1]Shaw also wrote music for these words, but they are now usually set to a tune byGeorge Minor,written in 1880.[2]
Lyrics
[edit]- 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
[edit]- The hymn's refrain was sung in the 1933 movieTillie and GusstarringW.C. Fields.[4]
- The hymn was sung in the 1938 movieOf Human HeartsstarringWalter Huston.
- The hymn was sung in the 1948 movie3 GodfathersstarringJohn Wayne.[5]
- The hymn was sung in the 1955 movieThe Night of the HunterstarringRobert Mitchum.[6]
- Charles Ivesused fragments of this and other 19th-century American secular and spiritual songs in his2nd Symphony.[7]
- In the 1966 filmBatman,this song is played by a marching band as Batman tries to dispose of a bomb.[8]
- The hymn's refrain was sung in several episodes of the TV showLittle House on the Prairie.[9]
- The hymn was sung in the 1986 movieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2starringDennis Hopper
- The hymn's refrain has been included in a number of episodes ofThe Simpsons:
- It was sung by Rod and Todd Flanders in the 1992 episodeBart the Lover.[10]
- It was whistled by Ned Flanders in the 1994 episodeHomer Loves Flanders,[11]and partially sung in the 1995 episodeThe Springfield Connection.[12]
- It was also sung by Reverend Lovejoy in the 1994 episodeBart's Girlfriend.[13]
- The hymn's refrain was sung in the first episode of the 2020 miniseriesThe Queen's Gambit.[14]
- The hymn's refrain was sung at church in the 2014 episode of the TV showTwo and a Half Mentitled "Miss Pasternak"
References
[edit]- ^""LIFE OF KNOWLES SHAW THE SINGING EVANGELIST" by William Baxter, at therestorationmovement ".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-13.Retrieved2012-08-04.
- ^Kalinak, Kathryn (2007).How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford(illustrated ed.). University of California Press.ISBN978-0520252349.Retrieved2020-09-09.
- ^"429. Bringing In the Sheaves".Harry Plantinga.Retrieved2020-09-09.
- ^"W.C. Fields, Alison Skipworth and Baby LeRoy in a Wild Pictorial Farce at the Rialto -- Other Films".The New York Times.November 13, 1933.RetrievedApril 13,2022.
- ^Pisani, Michael (May 2009). "Reviewed Work:How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Fordby Kathryn Kalinak ".Pacific Historical Review.78(2): 312.
- ^"The Night of the Hunter(credits) ".AFI.January 9, 1954.RetrievedApril 13,2022.
- ^"Symphony No. 2 (Charles Ives)".LA Phil.August 9, 1960.RetrievedApril 13,2022.
- ^"Church highlights hymns in films – Baptist News Global".Baptist News Global.March 29, 2009.RetrievedApril 13,2022.
- ^""Little House on the Prairie" Mr. Edward's Homecoming (TV Episode 1974) - IMDb "– via imdb.
- ^Jean, Al. (2003). Easter Egg commentary for "Bart the Lover", inThe Simpsons: The Complete Third Season[DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ^"[1F14] Homer Loves Flanders".Simpsons Archive.March 17, 1994.RetrievedMay 29,2024.
- ^"[2F21] The Springfield Connection".Simpsons Archive.May 7, 1995.RetrievedMay 29,2024.
- ^"[2F04] Bart's Girlfriend".Simpsons Archive.November 6, 1994.RetrievedMay 29,2024.
- ^"Openings(credits) ".IMDb.RetrievedJuly 13,2022.
