God hath not
promised
Skies always blue,
Flower-strewn
pathways,
All our lives thro';
God hath not
promised
Sun without rain,
Joy without
sorrow,
Peace without pain.
God hath not promised
We shall not
know
Toil and temptation,
Trouble and woe;
He
hath not told us
We shall not bear
Many a
burden,
Many a care.
God hath not promised
Smooth roads and
wide,
Swift, easy travel,
Needing no guide;
Never a mountain,
Rocky and steep,
Never a
river
Turbid and deep;
But God hath
promised
Strength for the day,
Rest for the
labor,
Light for the way,
Grace for the
trials,
Help from above,
Unfailing
sympathy,
Undying love.
-- Annie Johnson Flint