Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WHEN HE TRIES THE HEARTS OF MEN, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY


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WHEN HE TRIES THE HEARTS OF MEN, by                    
First Line: As gold is tried in the furnace
Last Line: When he tries the hearts of men.
Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


As gold is tried in the furnace,
So He tries the hearts of men;
And the dwale and the dross shall suffer loss,
When He tries the hearts of men.
And the wood, and the hay, and the stubble
Shall pass in the flame away,
For gain is loss, and loss is gain,
And treasure of earth is poor and vain,
When He tries the hearts of men.

As gold is refined in the furnace,
So He fines the hearts of men.
The purge of the flame doth rid them of shame,
When He tries the hearts of men.
O, better than gold, yea, than much fine gold,
When He tries the hearts of men,
Are Faith, and Hope, and Truth, and Love,
And the Wisdom that cometh from above,
When He tries the hearts of men.





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