God hath not promised skies always blue,
flower-strewn pathways all our lives thru.
God hath not promised sun without rain,
joy without trials, peace without pain.

God hath not promised roads always 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 labour, light for the way.
grace for the trials help from above,
unfailing sympathy, undying love. (: