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To a Friend in Affliction

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jun 10, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 29.

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To a Friend in Affliction

By BLANCHE DAVIS

BLANCHE DAVIS
God has not promised all the way Without a cloud or grief, A garden that shall always bloom, And ne’er a withered leaf; A melody of joy and bliss, A gentle, sweet refrain; A harmony that’s always true, And ne’er a minor strain.
God has not promised morning skies Shall flood the world with light, Where happy birds shall ever sing, And never gloom of night; For many days have come with song, While love enthroned the years; Yet in the shadow God is near To bless us in our tears.
A little while the skies are dark, A little while the gloom; And then again, when it is best, The flowers once more shall bloom.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.