Cast Thy Bread upon the Waters (Edgar)

Cast thy bread up­on the wa­ters

You will find it by and by;

Let not faith a mo­ment fal­ter

God will bring the bless­ing nigh;

Many days may pass in dark­ness

Many nights in clouds and tears

Hope may al­most die in sad­ness

Life be length­ened ma­ny years.

Time will tell the joy­ful sto­ry

Good deeds done can­not be lost

Here in time or there in glo­ry

They shall far out­weigh the cost.

Sow the seed in life’s young morn­ing

Ere the ris­ing sun is high

Let good fruits be still adorn­ing

Willing hearts and hands that try.

Work for God will nev­er per­ish

Work for souls should nev­er end

Prayer for sin­ners God will cher­ish

And a hap­py an­swer send.

Tell the sick

there still is heal­ing

Tho’ they turn a list­less eye;

Tell the lost that Christ has feel­ing

And will hear their ear­nest cry.

Scatter crumbs of life around you

Let them float on ev­ery wave;

Let this mu­sic still sur­round you:

Jesus

Je­sus died to save.