Old Rugged Cross Author Story

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.

Old rugged cross author story.

Bennard retired to reed city michigan and the town maintains a museum dedicated to his life and ministry. George bennard would not complain anyway. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suff ring and shame. 2 timothy 4 8 date.

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross en el monte calvario se vio una cruz tune title. On it are the words old rugged cross a sign reminds passersby that this is the home of living author rev. The old rugged cross. And i love that old cross where the dearest and best.

The old rugged cross and he bearing his cross went forth into a place called golgotha jn. To that i shall one day cling. The old rugged cross. 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.

The old rugged cross saturday oct 21 2017 at 1 14 pm. Old rugged cross author. George s coal miner father died when george. 12 8 12 8 with refrain scripture.

The story behind the old rugged cross. A song which reminds us of the importance of the cross on which jesus died at golgotha is the old rugged cross 578 in hymns for worship revised and 322 in sacred selections for the church the text was written and the tune rugged cross was composed both by george bennard who. Story behind the song. There is no cross in heaven where george is to cling to just the only man made thing in heaven the scars of the nails in his hands.

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. The old rugged cross uses a sentimental popular song form with a verse chorus pattern in 6 8 time and it speaks of the writer s adoration of christ and his sacrifice at calvary. The old rugged cross en el monte calvario first line. George bennard author of the hymn.

Bennard retired to reed city michigan and the town maintains a museum dedicated to his life and ministry. As a well regarded author of christian hymns his most famous work is the old rugged cross. He died in reed city michigan where the local chamber of commerce erected a cross near his home.