The Old Rugged Cross Lyrics George Bennard

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suff ring and shame.

The old rugged cross lyrics george bennard.

As a methodist evangelist 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. For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary. Lyrics to the old rugged cross on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suff ring and shame and i love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain. Translation of the old rugged cross by rev.

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. Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me. So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down i will cling. George bennard the old rugged cross lyrics.