"Help Us"
to see and understand
That both the sun and showers
are gifts from Thy great land,
And when our lives are overcast
with trouble and with care,
Give us faith to see beyond
the dark clouds of despair,
And give us strength to rise above
the mist of doubt and fear,
To recognize the hidden smile
behind each burning tear.
Teach us that it takes the showers
to make the flowers grow,
And only in the storms of life
when the winds of trouble blow,
Can we too reach maturity
and grow in faith and grace
And gain the strenght and courage
to enable us to face,
Sunny days as well as rain,
high peaks as well as low,
Knowing that the April showers
will make May flowers grow,
And then at last may we accept
the sunshine and the showers,
Confident it takes them both
to make salvation ours.
Author,,,Helen Steiner Rice
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