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    The Breaking Crucible and other translations of German Hymns
    The Breaking Crucible and other translations of German Hymns
    The Breaking Crucible and other translations of German Hymns
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    The Breaking Crucible and other translations of German Hymns

    By Various Various and James Waddell Alexander

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      Title: The Breaking Crucible

             and other translations of German Hymns

      Author: Various

      Translator: James Waddell Alexander

      Release Date: July 13, 2013 [EBook #43206]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BREAKING CRUCIBLE ***

      Produced by Stephen Hutcheson

      THE

      Breaking Crucible;

      AND OTHER

      TRANSLATIONS OF GERMAN HYMNS.

      BY

      JAMES W. ALEXANDER, D.D.

      NEW-YORK:

      RANDOLPH, 683 BROADWAY.

      MDCCCLXI.

      The Breaking Crucible;

      AND OTHER

      TRANSLATIONS OF GERMAN HYMNS.

      Endlich bricht der heisse Tiegel.

      BY F. HARTMANN.

      1

      Now the crucible is breaking;

      Now my faith its seal is taking;

      Molten gold, unhurt by fire,

      Only thus, ’tis ever given,

      Up to joys of highest heaven,

      For God’s children to aspire.

      2

      Thus by griefs the Lord is moulding

      Mind and spirit, here unfolding

      His own image, to endure.

      Now he shapes our dust, but later

      Is the inner man’s creator;

      Thus he works by trial sure.

      3

      Sorrows quell our insurrection,

      Bring our members to subjection,

      Under Christ’s prevailing will;

      While the broken powers he raises

      To the work of holy praises

      Quietly and softly still.

      4

      Sorrows gather home the senses,

      Lest, seduced by earth’s pretenses,

      They should after idols

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