God hath not promised skies always blue by Annie Johnson Flint

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.