Hymn
Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters
Cast thy bread upon the waters,
Thinking not 'tis thrown away;
God Himself saith, thou shalt gather
It again some future day.
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.
Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters — Text from International Song Service, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/cast-thy-bread-upon-the-waters
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Who wrote Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters?
The words of Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters were written by Phoebe A. Hanaford; the version here was published in 1895.
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