The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference

'Twas a life filled with aimless desperation Without hope walked the shell of a man, oh But then a hand with a nail-print 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 feet ran in terror to hide, oh But now those walls ring with love, warmth, and laughter Since the Giver of Life moved inside Now there's a room filled with sad, ashamed faces Without hope, death has wrapped them in gloom, oh But at the side of a Saint there's rejoicing For life can't be sealed in a tomb, no 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 Yes, the cross made the difference for me (for me)