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God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
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.
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
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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.
Toil and temptation, trouble and woe;
He hath not told us we shall not bear
Many a burden, many a care.
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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.
Swift, easy travel, needing no guide;
Never a mountain, rocky and steep,
Never a river, turbid and deep.
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Carlsbad, CA, United States
God has promised us Himself!
Jamestown, New York, United States
I just finished writing an arrangement of this beautiful song for our brass trio to play on Mother's Day at church. Praying it is well received.
United Kingdom
God's promises are not limited to the material, temporal, but rather are primarily for the spiritual. All the promises of God are yea and amen in Christ Jesus, and it is in Him that the wonderful promise of Jonhn 3 verse 16 is made.
If a person repents of his/her sin (Mark 1 verse 15), and believes that the Lord Jesus took away their sin on the cross , died and rose again (Romans 10 verse 9, John 3 verse 16), then that person is born again of God's Holy Spirit into the family of God ( John 3 verse 3, Romans 8 verses 14 to 17). That person is then a born again Christian.
Amen!
Texas, United States
O, what a God we have! He is our sure supply to live the human life!
Irvine, CA, United States
Amen Lord! Thank You for Your grace!
Irvine, CA, United States
God hath promised strength for the day, and light for the way.
Praise you Lord for Your unfailing sympathy, and undying love!
Irvine, CA, United States
Thank You Lord for Your Grace!
San Diego, CA, United States
I love this hymn!!!
Detroit, MI, United States
Born in Vineland, NJ, Annie was orphaned before the age of 6 and adopted by a childless couple named Flint. In her teens, she developed arthritis and soon was unable to walk. When she could no longer play the piano, she turned to writing poetry. Eventually she could only type her poems with her knuckles. - Songs of the Spirit by Martin