I read this today, and it just seemed so fitting with the crazy winter weather we are having and all….

The author listed is “R.N.T.”  I’m not sure who that means, but it’s taken from the book The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life  by Hannah Whitall Smith.  Just so you know

Though the rain may fall and the wind be blowing,
And cold and chill is the wintry blast,
Though the cloudy sky is still cloudier growing,
And the dead leaves tell that summer has passed,
My face I hold to the stormy heaven,
My heart is calm as the summer sea,
Glad to recieve what my God has given,
What e’er it be.

When I feel the cold I can say, “He sends it,”
And His wind blows blessing I surely know,
For I’ve never a want but that He attends it,
And my heart beats warm, though the winds may blow.
The soft sweet summer was warm and glowing;
Bright were the blossoms on every bough;
I trusted Him when the roses were blowing,
I trust Him now.

Small were my faith should it weakly falter,
Now that the roses have ceased to blow;
Frail were the trust that now should alter,
Doubting His love when storm clouds grow.
If I trust Him once, I must trust Him ever,
And His way is best, though I stand or fall;
Through wind and storm He will leave me never,
He sends it all.

Why should my heart be faint and fearing?
Mighty He rules above the storm,
Even the wintry blast is cheering,
Showing His power to keep me warm.
Never a care on my heart is pressing,
Never a fear can disturb my breast,
Everything that He sends is blessing,
For He knows best.