It’s in the Valleys I Grow

Sometimes life seems hard to bear,

Full of sorrow, trouble and woe:

It’s then I have to remember

That it’s in the valleys I grow.

If I always stayed on the mountaintop

And never experienced pain,

I would never appreciate God’s love

And would be living in vain.

I have so very much to learn

And my growth is often slow;

Sometimes I need the mountaintops,

But it’s in the valleys I grow.

I do not always understand

Why things happen as they do,

But I am very sure of one thing;

My Lord will see me through.

My little valleys are nothing

When I picture Christ on the cross;

He went through the valley of death;

His victory was Satan’s loss.

Forgive me, Lord, for complaining

When I’m feeling so very low;

Give me a gentle reminder

That it’s in the valleys I grow.

Continue to strengthen me, Lord,

And use my life each day

To share Thy love with others

And help them find their way.

Thank you for the valley’s Lord,

For this one thing I know;

The mountaintops are glorious,

But it’s in the valleys I grow!