Title: The Old Rugged Cross
Artist: George Bennard 1913
Genre: R&B
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T:The Old Rugged Cross
T:The Old Rugged Cross
C:George Bennard 1913
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: on a|hill far a|way stood an|old rug ged|cross the|em blem of|suf fering and|shame|
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w: _ and I|love that old|cross where the|dear est and|best for a|world of lost|sin ners was|slain|_ so I'll|
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w: cher ish the|old rug ged|cross|_ 'til my|tro phies at|last I lay|down|_ I will|cling to the|
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w: old rug ged|cross|_ and ex|change it some|day for a|crown|_ Oh that|old rug ged|
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w: cross so des|pised by the|world has a|won derous a|trac tion for|me|_ for the|dear Lamb of|God left His|
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w: glo ry a|bove to|par don and|sanc ti fy|me|_ so I'll|cher ish the|old rug ged|
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w: cross|_ 'til my|tro phies at|last I lay|down|_ I will|cling to the|old rug ged|cross|
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w: _ and ex|change it some|day for a|crown|_ to the|old rug ged|cross I will|ev er be|
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w: true It's|shame and re|proach glad ly|bear|_ then He'll|call me some|day to my|home far a|way where His|
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w: glo ry for|ev er I'll|share.|_ so I'll|cher ish the|old rug ged|cross|_ 'til my|tro phies at|
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w: last I lay|down|_ I will|cling to the|old rug ged|cross|_ and ex|change it some|day for a|
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w: crown|_|