Hymn The Old Rugged Cross History

So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down.

Hymn the old rugged cross history.

It has been performed by some of the twentieth century s most important recording artists including al green andy griffith anne murray brad paisley chet atkins john berry floyd cramer george jones eddy arnold jim reeves johnny cash and june carter kevin max ella fitzgerald mahalia jackson merle haggard patsy cline loretta lynn ray price ricky. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suffering and shame. The old rugged cross by george bennard the united methodist hymnal no. It is a hymn that leads us to focus on what christ did on the cross and make his sacrifice our own.

By eric wyse on tuesday september 22 2015 at 12 00 am. And i love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain. The year was 1912 and george bennard an evangelist traveling throughout the midwest was heckled incessantly by several youth at a revival meeting in michigan. The old rugged cross has been a country gospel favorite ever since it became the title song of ernest tubb s 1952 gospel album.

This gospel hymn favorite was written by a self taught traveling worship leader later recorded by numerous artists including bart millard of mercyme kevin max of dc talk amy grant and selah.