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 will 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.