The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference - Bill & Gloria Gaither, Gaither Vocal Band

'Twas a life filled with aimless desperation

Without hope walked the shell of a man;

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;

Now those walls ring with love, warmth and laughter

Since the giver of life moved inside

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There’s a room filled with sad, ashen faces

Without hope death has wrapped them in gloom;

But at the side of a saint there’s rejoicing

For life can’t be sealed in a tomb

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