Hymns the old rugged cross lyrics.
The old rugged cross hymnal.
The old rugged cross is a hymn that has always baffled me for not being in a lutheran hymnal.
The old rugged cross is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song leader george bennard and it speaks of the writer s adoration of christ and his sacrifice at calvary.
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross.
So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down.
It most definitely has its place in either the ash wednesday or the good friday liturgy as there are rubrics for a handmade cross to be brought into the sanctuary.
The old rugged cross words.
1 on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suff ring and shame.
However most lutherans know it very well.
I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it someday for a crown.
This score is a part of the open hymnal project 2010 revision.
For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary.
So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down.
Top lyrics of 2011.
Used at wowchurch the singer is john berry on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suffering and shame.
I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown.
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.
So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down.
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 w.
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.
Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me.
On a hill far a way stood an old rug ged cross the em blem 2.
I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown.
The old rugged cross george bennard 1913.
Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me.
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.
How i love that old cross where.