Hymn of Promise

This morning at church, our worship/music leaders chose a song that seemed to me to be like a kiss from God... the words and meaning touched my heart, especially in the things we've been going through lately, ... the words made me cry, and reminded me of the many promises of God in and through all things...good and bad.

So, here is the song, if you go to this site http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/y/hymnprom.htm you can hear the melody and find out more about this rather contemporary hymn by Natalie Allyn Wakeley Sleeth (1930-1992).

These are the words... I hope they can be a blessing in some way for you too....

Hymn of Promise
In the bulb there is a flower; in the seed, an apple tree;
In cocoons, a hidden promise: butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter there’s a spring that waits to be,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

There’s a song in every silence, seeking word and melody;
There’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future; what it holds, a mystery,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

In our end is our beginning; in our time, infinity;
In our doubt there is believing; in our life, eternity,
In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.