Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Hymns and Poems. I. In the Cross of Christ I glorySir John Bowring (17921872)
I
Towering o’er the wrecks of time,
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.
Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
Never shall the Cross forsake me—
Lo! it glows with peace and joy.
Light and love upon my way,
From the Cross the radiance streaming
Adds more lustre to the day.
By the Cross are sanctified;
Peace is there, that knows no measure,
Joys, that through all time abide.
Towering o’er the wrecks of time,
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.