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| Text: | The Old Rugged Cross |
| Author: | George Bennard |
| Tune: | 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 that 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 |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Redemption in Christ: Christ's Saving Work; Jesus Christ: Self-humiliation; Cross of Christ (3 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | OLD RUGGED CROSS |
| Composer: | George Bennard (1913) |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
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