The Old Rugged Cross

The story behind the old rugged cross.

The old rugged cross.

Buy the full length dvd cd joey rory. Old rugged cross author. After his conversion in a salvation army meeting he and his wife became brigade leaders before. George bennard was a native of youngstown ohio but was reared in iowa.

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 en el monte calvario first line. The old rugged cross by elvis aaron presley. Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me.

2 timothy 4 8 date. 12 8 12 8 with refrain scripture. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross en el monte calvario se vio una cruz tune title. For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary.

The old rugged cross is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song leader george bennard 1873 1958. Joey rory official video for the old rugged cross live available now.