The Old Rugged Cross

~ Release by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Whispering Hope
3:31
2Abide With Me
2:40
3In the Garden
recording of:
In the Garden
lyricist and composer:
Charles Austin Miles (in 1912)
2:15
4Beyond the Sunset
recording of:
Beyond the Sunset (Religious song)
lyricist:
Virgil Brock (American minister)
composer:
Blanche Brock (American composer)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
2:50
5Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
recording of:
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (Hymn)
lyricist:
Jessie Pounds (American librettist)
composer:
John Fearis (American composer)
2:59
6It Is No Secret
recording of:
It Is No Secret
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Hamblen Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc.
3:07
7I Found a Friend
3:07
8The Old Rugged Cross
recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (from 1912 to present)
additional composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
premiered at:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
2:28
9Rock of Ages
recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:58
10Star of Hope
recording of:
Star of Hope (Religious song)
writer:
Phil Boutelje and Harry Tobias
2:54
11Now the Day Is Over
recording of:
Now the Day Is Over (Hymn)
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
Sir Joseph Barnby (Composer and conductor) (in 1868)
2:18
12A Perfect Day
recording of:
A Perfect Day (Parlor song)
lyricist and composer:
Carrie Jacobs‐Bond
3:08
13He Bought My Soul at Calvary
recording of:
He Bought My Soul at Calvary
writer:
Stuart Hamblen
3:00
14Somebody Bigger Than You and I
recording of:
Somebody Bigger Than You and I
writer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader), Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Bulls-Eye Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
3:06
15All Through the Night
recording of:
All Through the Night
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Anything Goes
2:46
16I May Never Pass This Way Again
recording of:
I May Never Pass This Way Again
lyricist:
Murray Wizell
composer:
Irving Melsher
2:33
17You'll Never Walk Alone
recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Co., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
1:49
18Nearer, My God, To Thee
recording of:
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Bethany)
lyricist:
Sarah Flower Adams (English poet, and notably lyricist of the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee") (in 1841)
composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1856)
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and Skyhill Music (in 1971)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 28881)
2:36
19The Lord Is My Shepherd
recording of:
The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
composer and arranger:
Howard Goodall
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Noel Gay Music Co. Ltd.
2:47
20Peace in the Valley
recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:11