The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference Songtext
von Bill Gaither

′Twas a life filled with aimless desperation
Without hope walked the shell of a man
Then a hand with a nailprint reached 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 feet ran in terror to hide
Now those walls ring with love, warmth and laughter
Since the giver of life moved inside

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
Oh, the cross made the difference for me