Read the soulful lyrics of The Old Rugged Cross by Patti Page, a timeless gospel song filled with peace, love, and hope.

Experience the moving lyrics of The Old Rugged Cross, a Christian hymn symbolizing hope, forgiveness, and eternal life through Jesus.

He struggled to write some appropriate lyrics, but all that came was the passage, "I'll cherish the old rugged cross." The song seemed to take shape in bits and pieces.

The cross was placed here to remember and honor the author of the “Old Rugged Cross” song, the Rev. George Bennard, Methodist minister from Michigan.

POKAGON - As the driving force with her husband, Bob, behind the Old Rugged Cross Church restoration project, Molly Shaffer knows quite a bit about the church's history.