God's promises

God have not promised skies always blue

Flower strewn pathways all our lives through

God have not promised sun without rain

Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.

God have 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 have promised strength for the day

Rest for the labor, light for the way

Grace for the trials, help from above

Unfailing sympathy, undying love.