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Hymns / Music :: John Bowring

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Born: October 17, 1792, Exeter, England.

Died: November 23, 1872, Exeter, England.

Buried: Exeter, England. On his tombstone were the words from his famous hymn: “In the Cross of Christ I Glory.”

 John Borwing (1792-1872)

At age 33, Bowring became editor of the Westminster Review. An accomplished linguist, it has been said he was fluent in over 20 languages and could speak 80 more; he was known for his translations of Dutch poetry. He was also one of the preeminent British statesmen of his day: Commissioner to France, Consul at Canton, Minister Plenipotentiary to China, Governor of Hong Kong, and twice a member of Parliament. He was knighted in 1854. His works include:

  • Matins and Vespers, 1823
  • Hymns, as a Sequel to the Matins, 1825

Hymns:

  1. Clay to Clay, and Dust to Dust
  2. Come the Rich, and Come the Poor
  3. Drop the Limpid Waters Now
  4. Earth’s Transitory Things Decay
  5. Father, Glorify Thy Name
  6. Father and Friend, Thy Light, Thy Love
  7. Father of Spirits, Humbly Bent Before Thee
  8. From All Evil, All Temptation
  9. From the Recesses of a Lowly Spirit
  10. Gather Up, O Earth, Thy Dead
  11. Gently the Shades of Night Descend
  12. God Is Love; His Mercy Brightens
  13. Heavenly Spheres to Thee, O God, The
  14. How Dark, How Desolate
  15. How Shall We Praise Thee, Lord of Light?
  16. How Sweetly Flowed the Gospel Sound
  17. In the Cross of Christ I Glory
  18. Lead Us with Thy Gentle Way
  19. O Let My Trembling Soul Be Still
  20. O Sweet It Is to Feel and Know
  21. On the Dust I’m Doomed to Sleep
  22. Upon the Gospel’s Sacred Page
  23. Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
  24. When Before Thy Throne We Kneel
  25. Where Is Thy Sting, O Death?
    26.
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