Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith's door
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;
When looking in, I saw upon the floor,
Old hammers worn with beating years of time.
"How many anvils have you had," said I,
"To wear and batter these hammers so?"
"Just one," said he; then with a twinkling eye,
"The anvil wears the hammers out, you know."
And so, I thought, the anvil of God's Word,
For ages, skeptics blows have beat upon;
Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,
The anvil is unharmed - the hammers gone.
- by John Clifford
2 comments
rjm Love Dr. Conn and his son, Paul's published books.
2 months ago
Dr. Conn (deceased) was formerly the International Church of God Historian. This quote was given in one of the many books written by Dr. Charles W. Conn- namely, "THE BIBLE -Book of Books," -Workers Training Course -201 Pathway Press Cleveland, Tenn.
His son Paul, is presently the "Lee University" President of the Church of God located in Cleveland, Tennessee.
The Anvil of God's Word by John Clifford
SOURCE: Masterpieces of Religious Verse. (New YorK: Harper and Brothers, 1948), 498
Randall
2 months ago
Great poem about the ever lasting durability of the Bible. But just our or curiosity, how do you know the author is John Clifford? Practiclly all other sites just say "anonymous."