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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROMANCE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE CROSS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON VERSES FROM THE GRANDE CHARTREUSE by MATTHEW ARNOLD RESOLUTION OF DEPENDENCE by GEORGE BARKER TO A LOUSE, ON SEEING ONE ON A LADY'S BONNET AT CHURCH by ROBERT BURNS THE INDIAN UPON GOD by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS A YOUTH TO HIS FATHER by WALTER R. ADAMS |