Question

What happened in 3rd stranza

Answer 1

Answer:

By Freddie Smith

I grew up in church singing the hymns of the church, but often wondered why we generally neglected to sing the third stanza. The third stanza has as much Gospel in it as the others. Here is the third stanza of the hymn “The Old Rugged Cross,” written by Rev. George Bennard.

In the 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.

I know that no one would refute the Gospel in that stanza. Any weary journeyman attending a gathering of God’s people would find those words as refreshing as a cold drink of water on a hot, wearisome day.