Bed-Rock

William Arthur Dunkerley 1852 (Manchester) – 1941 (Worthing)



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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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMJN
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 383
Words 75
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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