The Rainbow

       "And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth." Gen. 9: 9-17

 The Rainbow

by Jane Van Allen

Once Noah's ark rode on the wave;
His faith was firm in God;
He trusted whom, he knew could save.
For he believed God's word.
He saw the earth in water shroud.
The rainbow then was given ;
The rainbow lights the darkest cloud.
While on our way to heaven.

While yet the rain is coming down,
The sun begins to shine;
A cloud to us denotes a frown,
A thought to us sublime.
God's mercy-promise has been made.
The rainbow symbol given;
The rainbow lights the darkest cloud,
While on our way to heaven.

God sees, He knows. He will sustain.
What e'er our lot may be;
Though suff'ring years may yet remain,
I'll trust Him patiently.
When we believe the word of God,
And trust the promise given;
The rainbow lights the darkest cloud.
While on our way to heaven.

Let other's woe my pity share.
And try their hearts to win;
I'll tell them of a Savior's care.
When they have turned from sin.
I'll try to lift the head that's bowed.
And heal the heart that's riven;
The rainbow lights the darkest cloud.
While on our way to heaven.