Sir John Bowring – born

 

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Sir John Bowring was born 10/17/1792 at Exeter in Devon, England.  He was a statesman, was active in Parliament, governor of Hong Kong, and knighted by the Queen 1854. He was a linguist (said to have mastered 5 languages by age 16 and could converse in 100 languages before he died) was also a merchant, theologian and authored of 16 volumes.  He is best known for “In the Cross of Christ I Glory.”

 

1. In the cross of Christ I glory, towering o’er the wrecks of time;

all the light of sacred story gathers round its head sublime…..

 

4. Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, by the cross are sanctified;

peace is there that knows no measure, joys that through all time abide.

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John Bowring, Sir – birth, Oct. 17, 1792

In the cross of Christ I glory,
Towering o’er the wrecks of time;
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.

When the woes of life o’ertake me,
Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
Never shall the cross forsake me,
Lo! it glows with peace and joy.

When the sun of bliss is beaming
Light and love upon my way,
From the cross the radiance streaming
Adds more luster to the day.

Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
By the cross are sanctified;
Peace is there that knows no measure,
Joys that through all time abide.

In the cross of Christ I glory,
Towering o’er the wrecks of time;
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.

John Bowring, Sir, was born this date, 10/17/1792, at Exeter in Devon, England.  He was a statesman, was active in Parliament and then governor of Hong Kong.  He was knighted by the Queen 1854.

Bowring was a linguist – mastered five (5) languages by age sixteen (16) and could converse an hundred (100) languages before he died – try to imagine that.  John was also a merchant, a theologian, and the author of a total of sixteen (16) volumes.  Sir Bowring however is best known for this good hymn “In the Cross of Christ I Glory.”

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