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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.