In the cross of Christ I glory,

- John Bowring

A happy family is but an ealier heaven.

- John Bowring

There is in every human heart Some not completely barren part, Where seeds of truth and love might grow, And flowers of generous virtue flow; To plan…

- John Bowring

The talents lost--the moments run To waste--the sins of act, of thought, Ten thousand deeds of folly done, And countless virtues cherish'd not.

- John Bowring

Chance and change are busy ever;Man decays, and ages move;But His mercy waneth never;God is wisdom, God is love.

- John Bowring

Sleep is no servant of the will; it has caprices of its own; when courted most, it lingers still; when most pursued, 'tis swiftly gone.

- John Bowring

In the cross of Christ I glory,Towering o'er the wrecks of time;All the light of sacred storyGathers round its head sublime.

- John Bowring