The old rugged cross made the difference

'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.

Chorus:

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.

Repeat Chorus

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.

Repeat Chorus