#the old rugged cross

[walkswithmyfather]

Amen! 🙏🕊️🙌

[searchingwardrobes]

Hymn Saturday: "The Old Rugged Cross" Drew & Ellie Holcomb

Tagging @jrob64 @snowbellewells @kmomof4 @whimsicallyenchantedrose

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The Old Rugged Cross - Johnny Cash

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Coinciding with Women’s History Month, Barbara Mandrell Celebrates 35th Anniversary of 'Precious Memories: 20 Hymns & Gospel Classics' with Digital Release

Stream and purchase the album here. 

As Women's History Month unfolds, the digital release of Barbara Mandrell's Precious Memories: 20 Hymns & Gospel Classics offers a timely celebration of her enduring legacy as a female icon in the music world. This landmark release, in partnership with Gaither Music Group, marks the first time the album is available digitally, 35 years after its original debut.

Produced by country music hitmaker Tom Collins, the album Precious Memories: 20 Hymns & Gospel Classics returns Mandrell to her roots and showcases her profound renditions of gospel classics. The collection highlights Mandrell's deep connection with gospel music and her exceptional artistry, featuring beloved standards such as “The Old Rugged Cross,” “In the Garden,” “Where Could I Go (But to the Lord)” and more.

Reflecting on the album, Mandrell shared, “When I recorded this album in 1989, I chose songs that I grew up listening to and singing, songs that I still cherish to this day. It’s an honor to think that 35 years later, this music will touch a new generation of fans. I’m thankful the folks at Gaither believe in this record as much today as I did back then.”

The digital release of Precious Memories: 20 Hymns & Gospel Classics is not only a testament to Mandrell's enduring talent and commitment to gospel music but also highlights her role as a trailblazer in the country music industry. Her career, spanning over three decades, has been marked by versatility, from her beginnings as a prodigy on the steel guitar to becoming a two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year.

Mandrell has achieved an impressive 30 Top 10 hits and has been honored as a nine-time People's Choice and seven-time American Music Award winner, showcasing her widespread acclaim and influence. She has had a string of No.1 hits, including “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed” and “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” and her career-spanning autobiography, Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story, was a New York Times best seller.

This release during Women's History Month underscores the significance of Mandrell's contributions as a female pioneer in the music industry, further cementing her status as a legend. Her music continues to inspire and resonate, offering a beautiful addition to her legendary career.

Precious Memories: 20 Hymns & Gospel Classics is available for streaming and download on all digital platforms and is featured on Gaither Radio on Pandora, Gaither Radio on Amazon, the Gaither Amazon storefront, Gaither Radio on Spotify, Apple Music’s Front Porch Country Gospel collections, the Gaither Music TV YouTube Channel (over 3 million subscribers), the Gaither Facebook page (over 2 million subscribers) and more. 

The classic hymn “Peace in the Valley” has been featured on Amazon Music’s Highly Favored playlist; and songs from the recording are featured on Gaither’s Country Gospel Favorites playlist, Revival playlist, Songs of Prayer, Songs of Joy and more.  Distributed by Capitol Christian Music Group and Universal Music, Precious Memories: 20 Hymns & Gospel Classics promises to captivate both long-time fans and new listeners, ensuring Mandrell's music continues to inspire for generations to come.

Track List for Precious Memories: 20 Hymns & Gospel Classics: 

I Love To Tell The Story

Old Rugged Cross

Farther Along

Power In The Blood

Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior

Just A Little Talk With Jesus

I Need Thee Every Hour

Peace In The Valley

Just A Closer Walk With Thee

He Keeps Me Singing

Have Thine Own Way Lord

It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)

Softly And Tenderly

When We All Get To Heaven

Sweet Hour Of Prayer

In The Garden

Where Could I Go (But To The Lord)

Let Me Live

Blessed Assurance

Precious Memories

[jesus-imagines]

Isaiah 40:8

Jesus Christ is LORD!

[bevanne46]

“The Old Rugged Cross” was written in 1913 by George Bennard. I’m sure it never entered his mind that folks like you and me would still be singing it and loving it more than a hundred years later. pj

#IWillClingToTheCross

[missleismon]

Lyrics

1 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.

Refrain:

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.

2 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. [Refrain]

3 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. [Refrain]

4 To that 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. [Refrain]

This hymn is so lovely 💞. I'll be singing it with a group on Sunday (in Spanish, haha), and I was reminded of how nice it sounds in English as well. It's very fitting for this week. My one tiny complaint is most of the videos I found don't feature the 3rd verse of the hymn being sung...and the one I did find, didn't sing verse 2! So, while I would have preferred someone singing the full hymn, I think this provides a good enough idea of how the tune goes.

[generalb]

Just watched that doctor who episode where the people stuck in the forever motorway sung Old Rugged Cross. Fuck man some songs will make you cry no matter what

[duhragonball]

Neon Genesis Evangelion 05

I heard they put a lot of crosses in this show, sort of like how Revolutionary Girl Utena put a bunch of phallic symbols everywhere. It doesn't really impress me much, although I just considered that Dracula must really hate this anime.

This is the episode where they really get into what Rei's whole deal is. Up to now, she's been a background character with only a few lines, but she's supposed to have been doing this Eva piloting thing longer than Shinji, so what's that all about?

To begin with, we flash back to the experiment where Rei got the injuries we saw in Episode 1. At first, I just took it for granted that she had been hurt in combat, or some sort of accident during a training exercise, or her Eva violently rejected her connection to it. But here we see that they were just trying to get Eva Unit 00 to turn on, and then something went wrong and the Eva went nuts and started convulsing and attacking the observation booth with Gendo and the others.

During this mayhem, Unit 00's power cable is severed, and the pilot capsule ejects. I think Rei caused both of those things in an effort to get the situation under control. The Eva still had a few seconds of battery power, and maybe the absence of a pilot helped. It's also possible that these were actions triggered by the computer jockeys monitoring the experiment, or it was random stuff that happened while the Unit went nuts. Anyway, the pilot capsule has thrusters to carry it away from the Eva, except this test is being run in an enclosed space, so it just flies into the nearest corner of the ceiling and then drops like a stone when the propellant runs out.

Horrified, Gendo rushes down to get Rei out of the capsule, and he burns his hands on the hatch. Not sure why it would be hot, but whatever. He's so upset that he just powers through it and removes the hatch anyway, burning his hands in the process.

And then we get this shot, which looks really fucking cool. There's a lot to unpack here. Rei's supposed to be an injured fourteen-year-old girl, but they drew her like Captain Marvel or something. I'm not sure if this is intentional or not, but I think it comes up a lot. Anyway, you'll notice how upset Gendo is about this. He's not just worried about losing his only Eva pilot. He genuinely cares for Rei's safety, showing emotions we've never seen from him until now.

Anyway, she nods to him to confirm she's still alive, and as he breathes a sigh of relief, we see his glasses break, I guess from the heat and the whole commotion or something. Anyway, that's the flashback.

There's a pointless scene in the present where Shinji accompanies Misato and Ritsuko on an excavation of... something. Maybe it's the remains of the Angel Shinji killed in episode 3? It doesn't matter, because Ritsuko's equipment can't analyze the samples. They know that the Angels are composed of some bizarre form of matter, analagous to light? I guess? And even though it's completely alien to them, there are patterns in the matter that match humans. Match them how, exactly?

Shinji notices his father at another part of this facility and he asks about the burns on his hands. So Ritsuko tells the story of that botched Unit 00 experiment we just went over. Shinji is amazed to hear that his dad would go to such lengths for Rei.

At school, the boys ogle the girls during their swimming practice or whatever, and Suzuhara and Big Rigg Mahoney accuse Shinji of having the hots for Rei Ayanami. He denies it, but admits he's curious about her.

Later, during some training exercise, Shinji sees Rei and his dad talking, and they're both smiling, which is creepy as fuck. Ew, stop it. I'm not sure if Shinji is jealous or just confused that his dad actually feels affection towards another human being.

At Misato's house, everyone's eating curry and beer. Even the penguins.

Come on, Oswald, try a bite, it'll put hair on your chest.

Ritsuko gives Shinji a new ID card made for Rei. I guess the ID's have to be renewed every so often, and she kept forgetting to give it to Rei at work, so she wants him to go to her place and do it. Misato thinks Shinji has a crush on Rei, and he denies it. He's just curious about Rei getting along so well with his dad. Ritsuko explains that they're kind of like kindred spirits, in that they both aren't very good at "living." Ouch. In any case, he's got an official reason to go meet her and find out about her for himself.

Yeah, let me back up a bit.

So he shows up at her apartment and when she doesn't answer the buzzer he just lets himself in, and sees all the bloody bandages from when she was injured. Then he finds Gendo's broken glasses from the flashback and puts them on. Then Rei finally comes out of the shower, wearing nothing but a towel. She sees him wearing the glasses and immediately tries to take them back, since they clearly mean a lot to her. But they end up falling over and a drawer full of underwear spills and yeah, I think that gets us up to speed. Also Shinji's left hand is planted on her boob.

Yeah.

Shinji akwardly tries to explain himself, but Rei doesn't care. She just gets dressed and leaves to go to work. Shinji catches up to her when her ID card doesn't work, and he hands her the new one that does. He continues to follow her and asks if she's afraid of experimenting with Unit 00, since she already got hurt once before. Incredulous, she asks him if he has faith in his father's work.

Shinji's response intrigues me, because I had trouble telling before whether he and his dad are just really estranged or he's afraid of him or something else. But now it looks more like he's got some sort of grudge against him. He talks about his dad like he's a bitter enemy that everyone else would know to distrust as well.

She slaps him for that. Whatever happened between Shinji and Gendo, she remains loyal to him, perhaps to a fault.

At the base, Gendo and Rei resume their work on Unit 00, and it looks like they managed to get it right this time, but then another Angel attacks Tokyo-3, forcing them to abort the test run. Since neither Rei nor Unit 00 are ready for the field, Gendo sends Shinji in Unit 01 instead.

This is the fifth Angel, and the third one we've seen so far. It... well this was certainly a choice. Anyway, Shinji deploys to fight it, but...

Before he can even get out of the gate, the Angel fires some sort of heat ray at his Eva right away. It's like the Angel knew exactly where to strike first. Maybe this one studied the footage of Shinji's previous battles and learned a new strat.

And that's the end of the episode. The next episode preview says that Rei will come to Shinji's aid, so I'm starting to notice the pattern here. The Angels are showing up more frequently, and they're getting smarter and stronger each time. If this one knows to take the fight to Shinji, then it'll probably take two Evas to beat it, and that means the next one might be strong enough to need three Evas, and so on.

I don't think we got a complete picture of Rei in this one, but it's a two-parter, apparently, so that's okay. I'm not really keen on the parts where all the boys talked about how hot she is, or all the partial nudity, but we'll get into that at another time.

I'm much more interested in her friendship with Gendo, since they seem so distant from everyone else. But they're not going to spill the beans on that right away.

[walkswithmyfather]

“I will cling to the old rugged cross,

And exchange it some day for a crown.”

Still such a great, powerful song:

"The Old Rugged Cross" is a popular hymn written in 1912 by American evangelist and song-leader George Bennard (1873–1958).” (Wikipedia)

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Hymn Saturday: Carrie Underwood "The Old Rugged Cross"

It's been awhile. I really needed a hymn today. Hopefully, I will be back doing this regularly.

Tagging @snowbellewells @jrob64 @kmomof4 @whimsicallyenchantedrose

[selcouth-vast-poet]

i am going to kill a priest named obrien who wants to join

[kingclown]

Too many funeral directors have bought me coffees and it's having a detrimental effect on my work. Just got asked to pallbear and then had to stand solemnly beside the coffin for 5 minutes all trembly and weird like a chihuahua

[figurehater]

☹️☹️☹️

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Holy Saturday -- In the Middle

You may know the heartache and feelings when one of your closest friends or family members passed away, yesterday. You wake up the day after, and it’s up to you to handle the responsibilities of planning the funeral, the burial, notifying relatives, and figuring out what to do without them. You are expected to hold yourself together by treasuring the memories, while being courageous and brave…