50 Uncommon Songs ‎#44

44. What God Has Promised

1. 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.

Refrain:
But God has promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing kindness, undying love.

2. God has not promised 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.

3. 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.

Text Information

• First Line: God has not promised skies always blue
• Title: What God Has Promised
• Author: Annie J. Flint (pub.1919)
• Refrain First Line: But God has promised strength for the day
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2014
• Scripture:
  John 16:33
  ;
  1 John 2:25
  ;
  2 Peter 1:4

Tune Information

• Name: GOD'S PROMISE
• Composer: Joel A. Erickson (2014)
• Incipit: 54665 53165 56716
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain.