Lyrics
Verse 1
And there are people who think they're not receiving
Anything from God at all
Oh, They are shaken from their believing
When they don't see results take quickly fall
But don't you waver and keep on living
In the way God want you to
Don't get discouraged and keep on giving
Soon it will come back to you
Chorus
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way
Good measure pressed down shaken together running over
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way
Verse 2
Oh, Keep on working seeking the kingdom
Instead of working for your needs
Just keep on sharing the love of Jesus
You know, growing comes from clemensies
Chorus
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way
Good measure pressed down shaken together running over
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way
Uh every way!
Chorus
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way
Good measure pressed down shaken together running over
Soon it's gonna come back home
Outro
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on every way (give it away)
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home
Keep on casting
Keep on casting
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
This Southern gospel song encourages steady generosity and faithfulness when results are slow to appear. The opening verse describes people who feel they receive nothing from God and are shaken when no quick results show up, then urges a different response: "Don't get discouraged and keep on giving."
The refrain borrows its picture from Ecclesiastes, where bread is cast on the water and returns later. It then adds the phrase "Good measure pressed down shaken together running over," which closely follows wording from Jesus' teaching on giving in the Gospel of Luke.
The second verse points attention toward "seeking the kingdom" and "sharing the love of Jesus" instead of working only for personal needs. The repeated chorus and the spoken tag "give it away" keep the message practical: giving is treated as an ongoing habit of trust, with the outcome left to God.
Related Scripture
- Ecclesiastes 11:1 Casting bread upon the waters with the promise of its return.
- Luke 6:38 Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over.
- Matthew 6:33 Seek first the kingdom of God.