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John Milton Hay (1838-1905), an ambassador to Great Britain under President McKinley, was renowned for being the Secretary of State who helped negotiate over fifty treaties. From the Open-Door Policy with China
, to the Panama Canal, to the Alaskan boundary, to the Philippine policy, he exerted a lasting impact on American foreign policy. In addition to serving as private secretary to President Lincoln, he was a poet and editorial writer for the New York Tribune. John Hay composed the poem:"Sinai and Calvary
But
Calvary stands to ransomThe earth from utter loss;
In shade than light more glorious
The shadow
of the Cross.To heal a sick world’s trouble,
To sooth its woe and pain,
On Calvary’s sacred summit
The Pascal Lamb was slain.
Almighty God! direct us
To keep Thy perfect Law!
O blessed Saviour, help us
Nearer to Thee to draw!
Let Sinai’s thunder aid us
To guard our feet from sin,
And Calvary’s light inspire us
The love of God to win."
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Stephen Abbott Northrop, D.D., A Cloud of Witnesses (Portland, Oregon: American Heritage Ministries, 1987), p. 245.Disclaimer: This web site is not owned, operated, or influenced by Michael Newdow. It is an independent, educational project, not associated with any particular organization.
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