The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference

The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference - Gaither Vocal Band

Twas a life filled with aimless desperation

Without hope walked the shell of a man

Oh but

Then a hand with a nailprint stretched downward

Just one touch then a new life began

And the old rugged cross made the difference

In a life bound for heartache and defeat

I will praise him forever and ever

For the cross made the difference for me

Barren walls echoed harshness and anger

Little faces ran in terror to hide

Oh but

Now those walls ring with love warmth and laughter

Since the giver of life moved inside

Now

There's a room filled with sad ashen faces

Without hope death has wrapped them in gloom

Oh

But at the side of a saint there's rejoicing

For life can't be sealed in a tomb oh

And the old rugged cross made the difference

In a life bound for heartache and defeat

I will praise him forever and ever

For the cross made the difference for me

Yeah For the cross made the

Difference for me for me