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THE ANVIL OF GOD'S MERCY, by                    
First Line: I wonder that the metal stands the test
Last Line: And man bends on it, steadily and slow!
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


I wonder that the metal stands the test;
The hammering of dogma, and of creed,
The lifting ferment of a world's unrest,
The battering of ignorance, and greed!
The dead-white flame of atheistic scorn,
The ringing blows of ridicule, and doubt;
The infidel's rough handling, and the worn
Deceits and prayers of the half-devout!
Yet still the anvil of God's mercy stands
Singing its answer to each heavy blow,
The stronger for humanity's demands—
And man bends on it, steadily and slow!





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