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Text: | In the cross of Christ I glory |
Author: | John Bowring (1792-1872) |
Tune: | STUTTGART |
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.
2 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.
3 When the sun of bliss is beaming
light and love upon my way,
from the cross the radiance streaming
adds new lustre to the day.
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.
5 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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | In the cross of Christ I glory |
Author: | John Bowring (1792-1872) |
Meter: | 87 87 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2008 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Life in Christ: Christ Incarnate - Passion and Death; Jesus: cross |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | STUTTGART |
Meter: | 87 87 |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | Adapted from a melody in Christian Friedrich Witt's Psalmodia Sacra, Gotha, 1715; Harm.: compilers of Church Hymnary, 1898 |