Words & Music: George Ben­nard, 1913. The Old Rug­ged Cross was writ­ten in Al­bi­on, Mi­chi­gan. Or Po­ka­gon, Mi­chi­gan. Or Stur­geon Bay, Wis­con­sin. All three towns claim to be the birth­place of this hymn. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suffering and shame; And I love that old cross where […]