The sower went out with seed in his hand Some fell

hard by the way Before he could settle, before he

could root The birds came down and carried it away He

that hath ears to hear, let him hear

Some found earth but stone lay beneath

It rose too fast in the shallow ground The sun

climbed high, the root reached nowhere What sprang with joy soon

withered down He that hath ears to hear, let him hear

Some pushed green through a crowded

place But thorns kept stealing the room

Cares of this world, deceitfulness of riches Other

desires grew thick around the truth He that hath ears to

hear, let him hear Later the twelve came asking Jesus,

name the seed The word taken away No root

choked out received The difference came after

hearing

Some

fell deep in willing earth Held what it heard and grew

Root into soil, blade into light Fruit where

the scattered seed went through

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear and

bear fruit.