'Cause you know I made a promise,
that I intend to keep
My grace will be sufficient 
in ev'ry time of need
My love will be the anchor, 
that you can hold on to
This is the promise,
this is the promise I've made to you

I never said that I would give you silver or gold
Or that you would never feel the fire
Or shiver in the cold, but I did say you'd never
Walk through this world alone,
and I did say don't make this world your home

I never said that fear, 
wouldn't find you in the night
Or that loneliness was something,
that you'd never have to fight
But I did say that,
I would be right there by your side
And I did say I'll always help you fight

I never said that friends would,
never turn their backs on you
Or that the world around you, 
wouldn't see you as a fool
But I did say like me, You'll surely be despised
And I did say My ways confound the wise

I didn't say you'd never taste, 
the bitterness of death
Or have to walk through chilly Jordan
To enter into rest, but I did say I'd be waiting
Right on the other side, 
and I did say I'd dry ev'ry tear you cry