The Old Rugged Cross Lyrics George Bennard

And i love that old cross where the dearest and best for a.

The old rugged cross lyrics george bennard.

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. George bennard was a native of youngstown ohio but was reared in iowa after his conversion in a salvation army meeting he and his wife became brigade leaders before leaving the organization for the methodist church. Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me. George bennard the old rugged cross lyrics.

For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary. 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. Translation of the old rugged cross by rev. George bennard from english to spanish deutsch english español français hungarian italiano nederlands polski português brasil română svenska türkçe ελληνικά български русский српски العربية 日本語 한국어.