"In the earthy furnace tried, / In the soul of fallen man, / Lo! as silver purified / All His promises remain."
— Wesley, John and Charles
Author
Work Title
Date
1743
Metaphor
"In the earthy furnace tried, / In the soul of fallen man, / Lo! as silver purified / All His promises remain."
Metaphor in Context
In the earthy furnace tried,
In the soul of fallen man,
Lo! as silver purified
All His promises remain.
In the soul of fallen man,
Lo! as silver purified
All His promises remain.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "silver" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from John and Charles Wesley, The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, ed. G. Osborn, Vol. VII (London: R. Needham, 1869).
Date of Entry
06/03/2005
