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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 4, 1858

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 12, No. 24.

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SEED-TIME.

"Cast thy bread upon the waters," Sow in faith the little seed; Be not idle, faint, or weary; God's eternal promise plead. With the old man and the stripling, With the rich and with the poor; Think that, when to-morrow dawneth, Seed-time MAY be thine no more.
"Cast thy bread upon the waters," Sow in faith the little seed; Wind and drought, and rain and sunshine Still each other shall succeed. In the morning, in the evening, Scatter still with bounteous hand; Here and there, some grain, forgotten, Germinates in fruitful land.
"Cast thy bread upon the waters," Sow in faith the little seed; Be of great results expectant, For the harvest is decreed. Now thou knowest not the issue, Now thou must confide in God; He can cause thy work to prosper, Guiding all events for good.
"Cast thy bread upon the waters," Sow in faith the little seed; Oft an unseen blessing hallows Some unthought-of word or deed. God shall give thee sweet rejoicing After many anxious days; And thine everlasting anthem Shall declare the Master's praise.