Easy to Love

It is easy to love Him
when the blue is in the sky,
When the summer winds are blowing,
and we smell the roses nigh;
There is little effort needed
to obey His precious will
When it leads through flower-decked valley
or over sun-kissed hill.

It's when the rain is falling
or the mist hangs in the air,
When the road is dark and rugged
and the wind no longer fair,
When the rosy dawn has settled
in a shadowland of gray
That we find it hard to trust Him
and are slower to obey.

It is easy to trust Him
when the singing birds have come,
And their songs of praise are echoed
in our hearts and in our homes;
But it's when when we miss the music
and the days are dull and drear',
That we need a faith triumphant
over every doubt and fear.

And our blessed lord will give it;
what we lack He will supply;
Let us ask in faith believing -
on His promises rely;
He will ever be our leader,
whether smooth or rough the way,
And will prove Himself sufficient
for the needs of every day.