Rugged Old Cross Song

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Rugged old cross song.

Used at wowchurch the singer is john berry on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suffering and shame. Bennard retired to reed city michigan and the town maintains a museum dedicated to his life and ministry. The old rugged cross is one of those hymns that is a staple in every church service. Alabama official video for the old rugged cross live available now.

So i ll cherish the old rugged cross. 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. Angels among us here.

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 the first song my mother taught me to sing when i was very young i am 73 now she taught me to pay it on piano and i just heard sandi patty sing it i am writing a poem about it now. I am an author of three recent books donna alcoholic extraordinaire faith hope love and hell is real so is heaven. Buy the full length dvd cd alabama.

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