p. 391 | CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATERS by Jay Rivers

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · June 17, 1880

CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATERS.

By Jay Rivers

Cast thy bread upon the waters, Teachings pure and true impart To the youthful mind still plastic, To the tender youthful heart.

And though worldly gloss may cover Early teachings for a time, Or the good seem wholly hidden ’Neath a dark career of crime;

Yet the bread upon the waters Ne’er shall sink beneath the tide; After many days thou’lt find it, E’en where stormy billows ride.

Cast with lavish hand thy riches On the sea of human woe; Lift the burdens from the needy, Gleams of happiness bestow.

Cast abroad thy store of blessings, Soothe the hearts of those who mourn, Let a constant stream of kindness Gladden all the weak and worn.

Cast thy bread upon the waters, Thou shalt surely find again E’en the tiny crumb thou scatterest, O’er the darkly rolling main.

Though the waves seem black, engulfing, Still the bread will come to thee; Doubt not, faithless ones, the promise, Did not God himself decree?

—Jay Rivers.