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On
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To
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hill
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bear.
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The Old Rugged Cross
My.Hymnary #285 - The Old Rugged Cross
WORDS: George Bennard
MUSIC (OLD RUGGED CROSS, Irregular meter): George Bennard
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for
to
To
where
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His
world
bear
par
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share.
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So
I'll
Refrain
cher
ish
the
old
rug
ged
cross,
the
cross,
old
rug
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cross,
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till
my
tro
phies
at
last
I
lay
down;
20
I
will
cling
to
the
old
rug
ged
cross,
the
cross,
old
rug
ged
cross,
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My.Hymnary #285 - The Old Rugged Cross
WORDS: George Bennard
MUSIC (OLD RUGGED CROSS, Irregular meter): George Bennard
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crown.
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My.Hymnary #285 - The Old Rugged Cross
WORDS: George Bennard
MUSIC (OLD RUGGED CROSS, Irregular meter): George Bennard
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On a hill far away...
Refrain
So I'll cherish the old...
...that old rugged cross, so...
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So I'll cherish the old...
In that old rugged cross,...
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So I'll cherish the old...
To the old rugged cross...
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So I'll cherish the old...
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First Line:
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
Title:
The Old Rugged Cross
Author:
George Bennard (1913)
Meter:
12.8.12.8 with refrain
Language:
English
Refrain First Line:
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross
Publication Date:
1913
Notes:
Polish translation:
"Tam na wzgórzu wśród skał"
; Swahili translation: See
"Pale mlimani kule Gethsemane"
by David Makathimo
Copyright:
Public Domain
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Title:
OLD RUGGED CROSS
Composer:
George Bennard (1913)
Meter:
6.6.8.6.6.8 with refrain
Copyright:
Public Domain