Rugged Cross Hymn Lyrics

For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary.

Rugged cross hymn lyrics. Free hymn lyrics include popular christian hymns such as abide with me amazing grace as the deer at the cross and many more praise and worship hymns. I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown. The story behind the old rugged cross. In that old rugged cross stained with blood so divine a wondrous beauty i see for twas on that old cross jesus suffered and died to pardon and sanctify me.

As george contemplated on these truths he realized that the cross was the very heart of the gospel. O that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me for the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary. In that old rugged cross stained with blood so divine a wondrous beauty i see for twas on that old cross jesus suffered and died to pardon and sanctify me. As a methodist evangelist george bennard wrote the first verse of the old rugged cross in albion michigan in the fall of 1912 as a response to ridicule that he had received at a revival meeting bennard traveled with ed e.

When i began to write the old rugged cross i composed the melody first. Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me. In the old rugged cross stain d with blood so divine a wondrous beauty i see for the dear lamb of god left his glory above to pardon and sanctify me so i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down i will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown to the old rugged cross i will ever be true. Mieras from chicago to sturgeon bay wisconsin where they held evangelistic meetings at the friends church from december 29 1912.

In the old rugged cross stain d with blood so divine a wondrous beauty i see for the dear lamb of god left his glory above to pardon and sanctify me so i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down i will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown to the old rugged cross i will ever be true. So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down i will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown. The inspiration came to me one day in 1913 when i was staying in albion michigan. So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down.

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