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Cherishing The Old Rugged Cross
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By Gary James Smith
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Cherishing The Old Rugged Cross

Cherishing the old rugged Cross
Is never a chore for me
For I find myself relishing in His great grace
For His work there on Calvary
Love in its Highest display
Behold Him! Behold Christ the Lamb...
God's perfect Sacrificial offering
As Jesus the great I Am

There was not one sin of His own to bare
For praise God sinless He was
But He owned our sin as His very own
Hallelujah for His worthy cause
To the death to the death went Christ my Saviour
In obedience to Calvary
And every soul that acknowledges this
And repents...praise God is freed!

God reached down from Heaven above
And touched this heart of mine
And showed me through His blessed Word
The guilt for sin that was mine
Praise God I took ownership of it
It was not up for disputation
My sin warranted all of God's judgement for sure
But Christ supplied  grace for my Salvation!

Hallelujah what a Saviour!

Copyright November 8 2022 2:07 AM

Gary James Smith


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Submitted: Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2022

About the Poet
I came to know the Lord as my personal Saviour in January of 1972. I was married on Oct 21,1966 to my wife Linda who also loves the Lord. We have ten children and now twenty-four grand children. In Aug 2012 we got the announcement of the birth of our first GREAT grand child (a baby girl). I was thrilled to find others of like precious faith and belief in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! What a Savior! I am presently living in Champion, Alberta, Canada but we are originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. That is where the poem Canadian Tribute to America was birthed. One Sunday as I walked across the city on my way to church I came to the top of a hill and looked across at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After watching the events of the Sept 11 tragedy it was weighing on my heart and mind and the Lord gave me these words. We came to Calgary and when my oldest daughter saw this poem she said, �Dad, what�s this?� and I said a poem and she replied �Dad, that�s not a poem , that�s a song� and she then went to the piano and began to sing and play it. The result of which turned into a song entitled, A Canadian Tribute to America which she recorded on CD. garyjamessmith2005@yahoo.ca


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