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Lenten Beauty

“In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, a wondrous beauty I see, for ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, to pardon and sanctify me.” George Bennard, 1913 The horrible, beautiful cross of Christ … … Continue reading

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The Horrible Beautiful Cross

  In 1912,  George Bennard was heckled for his faith at a revival service.  He was so disturbed by that event that he wrote “The Old Rugged Cross.”   “In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,  A … Continue reading

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