Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BED-ROCK, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY


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BED-ROCK, by                    
First Line: I have been tried
Last Line: For true happiness.
Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


I have been tried,
Tried in the fire,
And I say this,
As the result of dire distress,
And tribulation sore --
That a man's happiness doth not consist
Of that he hath, but of the faith
And trust in God's great love
These bring him to.
Nought else is worth consideration
For the peace a man may find
In perfect trust in God
Outweighs all else, and is
The only possible foundation
For true happiness.





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