What God Hath Promised Poem by Dennis Field

What God Hath Promised

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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,

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.

But hath promised,
strength for the day,
rest for the labour,
light for the way,
Grace for the trials,
help from above,
unfailing sympathy,
undying love.

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 labour, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.

The last hymn written by Annie Johnson Flint. Her hands were so gnarled by arthritis that she was unable to hold a pen, so a crayon or stick of chalk was wedged between her fingers, so she could write on a surface suspended over her bed. She had hoped to become a concert pianist, but in her late twenties she was diagnosed with arthritis. By the end of her life she was just four feet tall.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This was written by Annie Johnson Flint, this it was given to me years ago by an ex girl friend. But it is a nice poem so i put it on here.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lois Harris 24 September 2019

I was so glad to find a copy on Google. Years ago I had a copy that I shared with many, particularly if they were going through difficult times. I had misplaced it, yet could still recite some of it for memory. Delighted that I have it now to give hope to friends going through earthly trials.

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maggie 16 February 2018

Apparently Annie Johnson Flint borrowed heavily from Hellen Steiner Rice, whose published poem is as follows: hath not promised skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways all our lives though. hath no promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But hath promised strength for the day, Rest for the laborer, light for the way, Grace for the trial, help from above, Unfailing sympathy, undying love. - Helen Steiner Rice

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Larry 23 July 2018

Annie Johnson Flint 1866-1932 Helen Steiner Rice 1900-1981 The best form of flattery is imitation...

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Denis Martindale 06 July 2013

Thank you. Check Google Search Results for text and music and youtube links. Search for: God hath not promised, skies always blue

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