The Old Rugged Cross Story

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The old rugged cross story.

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suffering and shame. His mind went back again and again to christ s anguish on the cross. This song was written as a result of his spiritual searching and realizing the importance of the scripture john 3 16. After his conversion in a salvation army meeting he and his wife became brigade leaders before.

The old rugged cross hymn and the story behind it. Hymn story the old rugged cross hymn lists by book of bible george bennard 1873 1958 was born in youngstown ohio but his family moved to iowa where he accepted christ as his savior at a revival meeting sponsored by the salvation army. The old rugged cross by george bennard the united methodist hymnal no. The old rugged cross is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song leader george bennard 1873 1958.

The story behind the old rugged cross. The old rugged cross during the early years of his ministry rev. So i ll cherish the old rugged cross. And i love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain.

George bennard was praying for a full understanding of the cross and its plan in christianity consequently he spent many hours in study prayer and meditation until he could say i saw the christ of the cross as if i were seeing john 3 16 leave the printed page take. 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. 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.

Mieras from chicago to sturgeon bay wisconsin where they held evangelistic meetings at the friends church from december 29 1912. 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. The old rugged cross is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song leader george bennard. The cross he pictured was no gold covered icon.

This was the heart of the gospel. I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown george bennard lived his retirement years in reed city michigan and passed away there in 1958.