Laudes Domini ‎#890

890. Benevolent Efforts

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 flingest 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'st with liberal hand.

Text Information

• First Line: Cast thy bread upon the waters
• Title: Benevolent Efforts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Activity; Alms; Christians: Duties; Church: Work of; Lukewarmness: For Souls; Missions; Self-Denial
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SOLNEY
• Meter: 8s, 7s
• Key: F Major or modal