ELHB Hymn 95
In the cross of Christ I glory
John Bowring (1825)
Hymn Text
95. In the cross of Christ I glory
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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.
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.
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 more lustre to the day.
Light and love upon my way,
From the cross the radiance streaming
Adds more lustre to the day.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #95