The Poetry Corner

Bed-Rock

By William Arthur Dunkerley (John Oxenham)

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.