God hath not promised skies always blue,
神未曾應許：天色常藍，
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
人生的路途花香常漫；
God hath not promised sun without rain,
神未曾應許：常晴無雨，
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
常樂無痛苦，常安無虞。

But God hath promised strength for the day,
神卻曾應許：生活有力，
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
行路有光亮，作工得息，
Grace for the trials, help from above,
試煉得恩勖，危難有賴，
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
無限的體諒，不死的愛。

God hath not promised we shall not know
神未曾應許：我們不遇
Toil and temptation, trouble and woe;
苦難和試探、懊惱、憂慮；
He hath not told us we shall not bear
神未曾應許：我們不負
Many a burden, many a care.
許多的重擔、許多事務。

God hath not promised smooth roads and wide,
神未曾應許：前途盡是
Swift, easy travel, needing no guide;
平坦的大路，任意驅馳；
Never a mountain, rocky and steep,
沒有深水拒，汪洋一片，
Never a river, turbid and deep.
沒有大山阻，高薄雲天。