Joseph’s dream where the sheaves represent his family: “Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf” ( Genesis 37:7). As a singer,reporters of the press all spoke of his singing as something wonderful. Soon after beginning to preach, he started to compose and write music. His first hymn was "The Shining Ones," which is still popular. He published at different times five singing books: "Shining Pearls,""Golden Gate,""Sparkling Jewels,""The Gospel Trumpet," and the "Morning Star.""Bringing in the Sheaves" was one of the last songs from his hand. Church highlights hymns in films – Baptist News Global". Baptist News Global. March 29, 2009 . Retrieved April 13, 2022.

The hymn's refrain was sung by Rod and Todd Flanders in the 1992 episode Bart the Lover of The Simpsons. [10] Corinthians 9:6 ~ The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Kalinak, Kathryn. How the West Was Sung Music in the Westerns of John Ford. Berkley, University of California Press, 2007. It is encouraging to know that obeying the Great Commission will one day be a source of great joy. Being able to see others in Heaven that God used you to bring into His kingdom will be a reason for rejoicing. There are many reasons to become despondent when toiling in the harvest, praying for the salvation of others, and feeling like it is not enough. “Bringing in the Sheaves” reminds believers the most important thing they can do is work in this labor, which will be rewarded one day by the Lord of the Harvest. Sources

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] 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 verse from which Shaw extracted his concept was Psalm 126. The specific verses said, “He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him” ( Psalm 126:6). Kalinak, Kathryn (2007). How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford (illustrateded.). University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520252349 . Retrieved 2020-09-09.Jean, Al. (2003). Easter Egg commentary for "Bart the Lover", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox. De Vaux, Roland. Ancient Israel Its Life and Institutions. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1958.

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. 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 . Retrieved April 13, 2022. In the prophecies of Jeremiah: “Speak: ‘Thus declares the Lord, ‘The dead bodies of men shall fall like dung upon the open field, like sheaves after the reaper, and none shall gather them’” ( Jeremiah 9:22).

In the writings of Micah: “But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor” ( Micah 4:12). The hymn's refrain was sung at church in the 2014 episode of the TV show Two and a Half Men titled "Miss Pasternak"