JESUS CHRIST >> SUFFERINGS & DEATH
SDAH 159
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
the emblem of suffering and shame;
and I love that old cross where the dearest and best
for a world of lost sinners was slain.
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On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
the emblem of suffering and shame;
and I love that old cross where the dearest and best
for a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain
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.
2
O 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.
3
To that old rugged cross I will ever be true,
its shame and reproach gladly bear;
then he’ll call me some day to my home far away,
where his glory forever I’ll share.
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Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Gal 6:14 (b) Luke 23:33 (c) 1 Pet 3:18 (d) Heb 12:2
Author
George Bennard (1873-1958)
Text Source
American Negro Spiritual
Copyright
Copyright 1913 by George Bennard renewed 1941, The Rodeheaver Co. (A Div. of Word, Inc.). All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.
Metrical Number
12.8.12.8.Ref.
Composer
George Bennard
Tune Source
1913
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“It is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.” (Hebrews 10:4). Animal sacrifices that were practiced for centuries during Old Testament times for the remission of sinswere meant to foreshadow the coming of Christ who will take away the sins of the world by His substitutionary death on the cross. Christ is the dear Lamb of God who died on the cross of Calvary for our salvation. (Lesson 11, 2nd Quarter 2021 -Monday, Sin, Sacrifice, and Acceptance, 6/7/2021)