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Tried is every faithful man, As gold and silver tried, Purged by grief, and purged by pain, And seven times purified: All who stand the fiery test, Receive Thine image from above, Bear Thy favorite name impressed, Thy favorite name of love. Brought into the fire I am, And Thou wilt bring me through, I shall call upon Thy name, With all the creatures new; I shall prove Thine utmost word, Brightened with Thy glory, shine, Claimed by Thee, shall claim my Lord Through endless ages mine.
Charles Wesley’s other poems:
- Where Shall My Wondering Soul Begin?
- Saviour, The World’s and Mine
- Ye Thirsty for God, To Jesus Give Ear
- O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
- Ye Simple Souls That Stray
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