Re: [TruthTalk] Cross

[Blainerb473]

Izzy wrote:  Yes, a lost person would think that those lyrics are “weird”, indeed.  iz   Blainerb:   Well,  not totally weird, but a bit too sentimental for me considering the "ol' Rugged Cross" was, as the first stanza indicates,   "The emblem of suffering and shame;"  I like stars better, even upside-down ones. Here is an old saying I like, and I think it applies to Joseph Smith and many who believe he was a true prophet:   "For every hand that reaches for the stars, ten others reach up to pull it down."     In a message dated 12/13/2005 7:58:37 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: THE OLD RUGGED CROSS On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suffering and shame; And I love that old cross where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown. O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world, Has a wondrous attraction for me; For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above To bear it to dark Calvary. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown. In that 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. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true; Its shame and reproach gladly bear; Then He'll call me some day to my home far away, Where His glory forever I'll share. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown. Yes, a lost person would think that those lyrics are “weird”, indeed.  iz