The Old Rugged Cross
1912 hymn by George Bennard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the song. For the Jo Stafford and Gordon Macrae album, see Old Rugged Cross (Stafford and Macrae album).
"The Old Rugged Cross" is a popular hymn written in 1912 by American evangelist and song-leader George Bennard (1873–1958).
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"The Old Rugged Cross" | |
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Genre | Methodist hymn |
Written | 1912 (1912) |
Text | by George Bennard |
Meter | 6.6.8.6.6.8.9.9.9.9 |
Melody | by George Bennard |
Published | 1915 (1915) |
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