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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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Dunedin, New Zealand
Praise the Lord! This song is my favorite! Lord, I am so in love with You!!!
Calhoun, GA, United States
In sorrowful times, this hymn has always helped me most. Thanks be to God for inspiring its author!
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
I really like this song because when I run into a problem I always wonder why God did this to me. He is the God of all gods, why can't He change it for me? But God did not promise to solve my problems, but He promised strength for a day and eternal love! Lord Jesus, I love You. :)
Kumasi, Ghana
I am blessed by this song.
Walnut, CA, United States
I love this song! I sang it in a meeting last night, thank Lord for everything. You have preserved me for the past 2 weeks, and in the end I owe it all to You.
CA, United States
This hymn is amazing, whenever I'm going through any kind of problem, mental or physical this always comforts me. Satan makes our life hard, not God. It is Satan trying to turn us away from God, trying to make us mad at Him. But God doesn't bring you out of trouble, He brings you to Him instead, because He is our all in all :)
Malaysia
I give thanks to the Lord for sufficient grace and strength for the day! Alleluia!
San Juan, M.M., Philippines
"My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness" ~ 2 Cor. 12:9
- for the sufficiency of the Lord's grace to be magnified, our sufferings are required;
for the the perfectness of the Lord's power to be shown forth, our weakness is needed.
Grand Rapids, MI, United States
I'm having a really hard day where life's problems seem overwhelming. The Lord brought this song to mind. I chose to google it since I couldn't remember all of the words. What I didn't know was that the Lord would bless me as much by all your comments as by the song itself. Thank you all for being a blessing to me today.
Memphis, Tn, United States
The first verse of this hung in my kitchen as a child, memorized early in my life. It brings great comfort to me today as my parents are gone, but the verse still lingers in my heart.