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108. THE FIELD AND THE FRUIT

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​Author:  Laurentius Laurenti (1660-1722)
​Composer:  Severus Gastorius, 1675 (1646-1682)​

​  1. Consider, man, that heart of thine,
      Thy life and deeds beholding.
      Do thorns there grow, or fruits divine?
      Are weeds therein residing?
      The fruits will truly manifest
      What seeds have in thy heart been cast,
      If God’s or the destroyer’s.
 
  2. Is now thy heart an open way
      Of wide and broad dimensions
      From which those evil birds of prey
      Can rob all good intentions?
      O, be sincere! It is no jest;
      If thorns and weeds thy heart infest,
      Then sad is thy condition!
 
  3. No life and grace canst thou obtain
      Thy soul to feed and nourish,
      If thus o’er-trodden and destroyed
      This precious seed shall perish.
      Or if that seed but reach the ear
      And not thy heart, there is great fear
      This seed shall be unfruitful.
 
  4. And though thy heart is dull and cold
      From sinfulness so hardened,
      Wherein that seed cannot take hold,
      And cannot thus be strengthened.
      ’Tis true upon a stony heart
      That seed cannot take root and start,
      And therefore it must perish.
 
  5. Until thy heart is broken down
      And through God’s word made tender,
      The seed, which thereupon is sown,
      Can find no place to enter.
      Oh, lose no time, but now repent!
      Have faith that God His grace will lend,
      And thou wilt surely conquer!
 
  6. Or is it only thoughts of greed,
      Of wealth and earthly splendor
      That fill thy heart so that this seed
      Can find no place to enter?
      Oh, man, take heed! If that be so,
      Then in thy heart no fruits will grow
      That lead to life eternal.
 
  7. A heart that’s always on the chase
      For wealth and riches striving,
      Will have no welcome and no space
      For this good seed reviving,
      Or lovest thou but vain display,
      Which soon will fade and pass away,
      And leave thy soul no shelter?
 
  8. But still they’re some found here below
      Whose hearts like fields are fruitful,
      Wherein that seed will start and grow
      In hearts upright and truthful.
      The seeds which in these hearts are sown
      Will thrive until good fruit is grown;
      They are the true believers.
 
  9. He who has ears, oh, let him hear
      And give it due reflection,
      For while this day of grace is near
      Seek for thy soul protection!
      O, pray that while this day does last
      Good seeds into thy heart be cast
      And that they grow and prosper!
 
10.  Oh, my Lord Jesus, Thee I pray,
      My heart for Thee make useful;
      And for Thy seed prepare the way.
      Grant that it may be fruitful!
      Yea, fruits of virtue, grace and love,
      That follow me to heaven above--
      For this, O Lord, I pray Thee!

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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
  • Shop
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  • Acknowledgements