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Cast thy bread upon the waters

Author: Anon. Appears in 124 hymnals Lyrics: 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. Topics: The Church Ministry and Missions Used With Tune: RATHBUN
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EVENING PRAYER

Appears in 213 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. C. Stebbins Incipit: 56655 11716 55676 Used With Text: Cast thy bread upon the waters
EVENING PRAYER
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ST. SYLVESTER

Appears in 240 hymnals Incipit: 33332 34533 33332 Used With Text: Benevolent Efforts
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SOLNEY

Appears in 49 hymnals Incipit: 32117 12321 5353 Used With Text: Cast thy bread upon the waters
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Cast Thy Bread upon the Waters

Author: Phoebe A. Hanaford Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1115 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 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 sowest with liberal hand. Languages: English Tune Title: AGAWAM
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Cast thy bread upon the waters

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1064 (1886) Lyrics: 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. Topics: The Church Ministry and Missions Tune Title: RATHBUN
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Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters

Author: J. H. Hanaford Hymnal: The Best Standard Songs #42 (1896) Languages: English Tune Title: [Cast thy bread upon the waters]
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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Cast thy bread upon the waters " in The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: G. C. Stebbins Composer of "EVENING PRAYER" in Christian Science Hymnal Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)
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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Cast thy bread upon the waters]" in Brotherhood Hymns William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman
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