Isaiah 43:2
Is there any heart discouragement as it journeys on its way?
Does there seem to be more darkness than there is of sunny day?
Oh, it’s hard to learn the lesson, as we pass beneath the rod,
That the sunshine and shadows serve alike the will of God.
But there comes a word of promise, like the promise of a bow,
That however deep the waters they shall never overflow.
When the flesh is worn and weary, and the spirit is depressed,
And temptations sweep upon it like a storm on ocean’s breast;
There’s a haven ever open for the tempest-driven bird;
There is shelter for the tempted in the promise of the Word.
For the standard of the Spirit shall be raised against the foe,
And however deep the waters they shall never overflow.
When a sorrow comes upon you that no other soul can share,
And the burden seems too heavy for the human heart to bear;
There is one whose grace can comfort if you’ll give Him an abode;
There’s a Burden Bearer ready, if you’ll trust Him with your load.
For the precious promise reaches to the depths of human woe;
That however deep the waters they shall never overflow.
When the sands of life are ebbing and I near the Jordan’s shore,
When I see its waters rising and I hear its billows roar,
I will reach my hand to Jesus, in His bosom I will hide.
And ’twill only be a moment till I reach the other side.
It is then the fullest meaning of the promise I shall know:
When thou passest through the waters they shall never overflow.
–Anonymous
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