The Rugged Cross

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The rugged cross.

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

Used at wowchurch the singer is john berry on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suffering and shame. The story behind the old rugged cross. The old rugged cross. George bennard was a native of youngstown ohio but was reared in iowa.

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Chorus so i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down. Mieras from chicago to sturgeon bay wisconsin where they held evangelistic meetings at the friends church from december 29 1912. The old rugged cross is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song leader george bennard 1873 1958. How i love that old cross where.

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.