Mieras from chicago to sturgeon bay wisconsin where they held evangelistic meetings at the friends church from december 29 1912.
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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.
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Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me.
Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me 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 i will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown in the old rugged cross stain d with.
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I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown.
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So i ll cherish the old rugged cross.
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 world of lost sinners was slain.
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.
So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down.
In the old rugged cross stain d with blood so divine a wondrous beauty i see for the dear lamb of god left his glory above to pardon and sanctify me 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 exchange it some day for a crown to the old rugged cross i will ever be true.
Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me.
To the old rugged cross i will.
For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary.
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 i will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it someday for a crown.
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I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown.
For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary.
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