#Exchange it someday for a crown full#

#Exchange it someday for a crown full#

He performed the song to a full house on the last night of the meetings. Refrain: So Ill 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. Several months later, George finished the remaining verses of the hymn while he was leading meetings at a local church in Michigan. He turned to scripture to reflect the work of Christ on the cross and later recalled, 'I seemed to have a vision…I saw the Christ and the cross inseparable.' George Bennard wrote the first verse of the hymn in Albion, Michigan, as a reply to ridicule that he had received at a revival meeting. ‘The Old Rugged Cross’ is a famous hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song-leader George Bennard, and it speaks of the writer's adoration of Christ and His sacrifice at Calvary. Sort By: Default sorting, Sort by popularity. What a great performance by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash of this beloved hymn! After Johnny and June sing the first part of the song together, the whole stadium joins them in song later in the video, and it is a wonderful sight to see and hear. I Will Cling To The Old Rugged Cross And Exchange It Someday For A Crown Shirt.

I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it someday for a crown” So I'll cherish the old rugged cross (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, God Cross This Canvas is for lovers like I Will Cling To The Old Rugged Cross. “On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suffering and shame.Īnd I love that old cross where the dearest and best, for a world of lost sinners was slain.