The Breaking Crucible, and Other Translations of German Hymns

AND OTHER TRANSLATIONS OF GERMAN HYMNS.
BY JAMES W. ALEXANDER, D.D.
NEW-YORK: RANDOLPH, 683 BROADWAY. MDCCCLXI.
AND OTHER TRANSLATIONS OF GERMAN HYMNS.
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