"Our suffering souls like gold refine, / And whiten us in blood Divine."

— Wesley, John and Charles

Author

Wesley, John and Charles

Work Title

HYMN VII. Join all, whom God in Jesus spares. [from Hymns on the Expected Invasion, 1759, and for the Thanksgiving Day, November 20, 1759.]

Place of Publication
London
Date
1759
Metaphor
"Our suffering souls like gold refine, / And whiten us in blood Divine."
Metaphor in Context
Preserved so oft, we cannot doubt,
Thy mighty arm shall bear us out,
Our suffering souls like gold refine,
And whiten us in blood Divine.

Categories
Mineral::Gold::Refinement
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "gold" in HDIS (Poetry)
Theme
Refinement
Date of Entry
05/31/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.