GOD'S KIND CARE
 
       God hath not promised
        Skies always blue,
       Flower-strewn pathways,
        All our lives thro';
       God hath not promised
        Sun without rain,
       Joy without sorrow,
        Peace without pain.
 
       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:
 
       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.
 
           -- Annie Johnson Flint

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