The Promise

He never said it would be easy
He never said there’d be no pain
He never promised it would be perfect
He never said there’d be no rain

He never said the road was well-paved
He never said the skies were always blue
He never promised there’d be no suffering
He never said those things to you.

But what He did say was a promise
What He did say holds true today
The words He spoke before He rose above
And ascended to Heaven that day.

He said, “Lo, I am with you always.”
And that really says it all
Through any thing and any place and any where,
He’s promised no evil shall befall.

Yes, there will be hard times to test our courage
There will be stormy skies and flooding rain
There will be strong turmoil on all sides
But the sweet words of His promise remain.

He will be with us through always
Nothing will ever penetrate His Love
We will face the darkest night because He’s with us
And triumphantly, we too, shall RISE ABOVE!