The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1064

1064. Cast thy bread upon the waters

1 Cast thy bread upon the waters,
Thinking not 'tis thrown away;
God himself saith, "Thou shalt gather
It again some future day."

2 Cast thy bread upon the waters;
Wildly though the billows roll,
They but aid thee as thou toilest
Truth to spread from pole to pole.

3 As the seed, by billows floated
To some distant island lone,
So to human souls benighted
That thou sowest may be borne.

4 Cast thy bread upon the waters;
Why wilt thou still doubting stand?
Bounteous shall God send the harvest,
If thou sow with liberal hand.

5 Give them freely of thy substance;
O'er his cause the Lord doth reign:
Cast thy bread and toil with patience,
Thou shalt labor not in vain.

Text Information

• First Line: Cast thy bread upon the waters
• Author: Anon.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Church: Ministry and Missions

Tune Information

• Name: RATHBUN
• Composer: Ithamar Conkey
• Meter: 8s & 7s
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #162, 92, or 130.