Request by viewer Seltun to play “Old Rugged Cross”. Rev. George Bennard, 1913 Pianist Brian King

1. On a hill far a-way stood a rough wooden cross,
The em-blem of suf-f’ring and shame;
And I hon-our that cross where the dear-est and best
For a world of lost sin-ners was slain.
So I’ll Cher-ish the rough wooden cross….
Till my bur-dens at last I lay down;
And by grace I will carry my cross, …
And ex-change it some day for a crown.
2. Oh, that rough wood-en cross, so de-spised by the world,
Has a won-drous at-traction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left his glo-ry a-bove
To bear it to dark Cal-va-ry.
3. In the rough wood-en cross, stained with blood so di-vine,
Beau-ty I see; For ‘twas on that rough cross Je-sus suf-fered and died
To par-don and sanc-ti-fy me.
4. To the rough wood-en cross I will ev-er be 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 glo-ry for ev-er I’ll share.

[@jeremyanthony8368]

What a beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing.

[@pianoweighttouchbrianking809]

You are very welcome Jeremy, I'm so happy you enjoyed its beauty. All the best to you, Brian

[@micheltoscano5880]

Powerful piece. Hope!

[@pianoweighttouchbrianking809]

Thank you Michel. This crazy world needs hope more than every before. Take good care, Brian