A promise to him who endures

There is a special prize,
Of richness blue and true,
A crown of life bestowed,
To him who makes it through.

He's pulled to east and west,
Pressed like a walnut's shell,
But loves the Lord and finds,
His promise never fell.

Though long the trial stuck,
He found new strength to stick,
And enduring trial's flame,
Faith lightly gave her tick.