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246 | Sing Joyfully#247 | 248 |
Text: | The Old Rugged Cross |
Author: | George Bennard |
Tune: | [On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross] |
Composer: | George Bennard |
1 On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain:
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.
2 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. (Refrain)
3 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. (Refrain)
4 To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share. (Refrain)
Text Information | |
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First Line: | On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross |
Title: | The Old Rugged Cross |
Author: | George Bennard |
Refrain First Line: | So I'll cherish the old rugged cross |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1989 |
Topic: | Cross: of Christ; Salvation |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross] |
Composer: | George Bennard |
Key: | B♭ Major |