God has not promised

Skies always blue,

Flower-strewn pathways,

All our lives through.

God has not promised

Sun without rain,

Joy without sorrow,

Peace without pain.

God has not promised

That we shall not know

Toil and temptation,

Trouble and woe;

He has not told us

We shall not bear

Many a burden,

Many a care.

God has 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 has promised

Strength for the day,

Rest for the labor,

Light for the way,

Grace for the trials,

Help from above,

Unfailing sympathy,

Undying love.