# What God Hath Promised

Language: en  
Author: \(A hymn written by Annie J\. Flint\. 1919\)  
Original issue: The Heartbeat of The Remnant, January/February 2005, Number 1  
Source pages: 36  
Read article: <https://remnant.truechristian.church/en/poetry/what-god-hath-promised/>
Original PDF: 2005\-01\-remnant\(1\)\.pdf
[The Heartbeat of The Remnant, January/February 2005](<https://remnant.truechristian.church/en/issues/heartbeat-remnant-2005-01/>)

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\.

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\.

*Refrain  
 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\.*

![An autumn tree\-lined road beside grass and water\.](<https://remnant.truechristian.church/images/articles/a424ee6a-78e6-435b-b6bf-1bff6ae49e6a-1.jpg>)