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God hath not promised skies always blue, |
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Flower strewn pathways all our lives through; |
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God hath not promised sun without rain, |
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Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. |
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But God hath promised
strength for the day, |
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Rest for the labor, light
for the way, |
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Grace for the trials, help
from above, |
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Unfailing sympathy, undying
love. |
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God hath not promised we shall not know |
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Toil and temptation, trouble and woe; |
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He hath not told us we shall not bear |
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Many a burden, many a care. |
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God hath not promised smooth roads and wide, |
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Swift, easy travel, needing no guide; |
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Never a mountain rocky and steep, |
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Never a river turbid and deep. |
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