| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | Hymns and Poems.
I. “In the Cross of Christ I glory” | | By Sir John Bowring (1792–1872) |
| | | 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. | |
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| When the woes of life o’ertake me, | 5 |
| Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, | |
| Never shall the Cross forsake me— | |
| Lo! it glows with peace and joy. | |
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| When the sun of bliss is beaming | |
| Light and love upon my way, | 10 |
| From the Cross the radiance streaming | |
| Adds more lustre to the day. | |
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| Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, | |
| By the Cross are sanctified; | |
| Peace is there, that knows no measure, | 15 |
| Joys, that through all time abide. | |
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| 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. | 20 | | | |
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