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5066 | The Cyber Hymnal#5067 | 5068 |
Text: | The Old Rugged Cross |
Author: | George Bennard |
Tune: | [On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross] |
Composer: | George Bennard |
Media: | MIDI file |
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 (1913) |
Refrain First Line: | So I'll cherish the old rugged cross |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | The Old Rugged Cross was written in Albion, Michigan. Or Pokagon, Michigan. Or Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. All three towns claim to be the birthplace of this hymn. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross] |
Composer: | George Bennard (1913) |
Incipit: | 34546 55565 76667 |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Media | |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | ![]() (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | ![]() (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | ![]() (Cyber Hymnal) |
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