{"id":488,"date":"2026-02-03T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488"},"modified":"2026-02-10T00:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:42:07","slug":"the-old-rugged-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488","title":{"rendered":"The Old Rugged Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3a66bf1577148f948f69ef6baeaffcd9 wp-block-paragraph\">The Old Rugged Cross is one of the most popular Country and Folk Songs ever written. Also, it was written by George Bennard in 1912. And, It is also recognized as an epic hymn covered by numerous artists . Among them was&nbsp;Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, and Alan Jackson. As well as Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson and Tennessee Ernie Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c1fd9931305a0af09a3ad97968e8c790 wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Drockton brings his soothing vocal strength. Along with his classic Acoustic Guitar to also honor this great piece of music. Lyrics and Commentary follow the song&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-26d75352a1b60377f83c607c22c0a3a8\" id=\"h-that-old-rugged-cross-paul-drockton\">That Old Rugged Cross: Paul Drockton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2256812000&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/paul-drockton\" title=\"Paul Drockton\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Paul Drockton<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/paul-drockton\/the-old-rugged-cross\" title=\"THe Old Rugged Cross\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">THe Old Rugged Cross<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ba0d40dadd37039c3c6023fb45b1b4d2 wp-block-paragraph\">The Song is about an individual that recognizes that Jesus Christ suffered and died for his sins. He vows to cling to the Savior and his sacrifice. He also vows to never forget the Savior&#8217;s sacrifice and to cling to his faith. Ultimately, he expects to turn his faith into a crown in God&#8217;s Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/paul-drockton\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/download.png\" alt=\"P Drockton on Soundcloud\" class=\"wp-image-121\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Soundcloud Paul Drockton Music<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/artists\/B0FX42FCTX\/paul-a-drockton\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AmazonMusic.png\" alt=\"Viral Superstar Paul Drockton on Amazon Music\" class=\"wp-image-145\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Drockton on Amazon Music<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/the-paul-drockton-experience\/pl.u-d2b05b2uLjv5q33\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apple-Logo.png\" alt=\"Apple Music Logo for Paul Drockton Music\" class=\"wp-image-124\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/the-paul-drockton-experience\/pl.u-d2b05b2uLjv5q33\"> <\/a><strong>Apple Music:Paul Drockton<\/strong>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0Nugxy5CrvAU25MFjYfChr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Spotify.png\" alt=\"Paul Drockton on Spotify\" class=\"wp-image-148\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5027398625087178;width:192px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong> P. Drockton on Spotify<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLP1wzGHC9x_-qbSLa7WZnRKeSSYpzVLWx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Youtubelogo.png\" alt=\"Paul Drockton on Youtube Music\" class=\"wp-image-127\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Paul Drockton on Youtube Music<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61586569881655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/download.jpeg\" alt=\"Facebook: Drockton Music\" class=\"wp-image-385\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0810896420652518;width:125px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>P Drockton Music on Facebook<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84c663214dc66bbce82a7fd4b3434ace\" id=\"h-more-drockton-music-streaming\"><strong>More Drockton Music Streaming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-83f509e483fd457d30f20b59c6a89ac3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lyrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-73f0d41ecba04bd6902390470c93db08 wp-block-paragraph\">On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,<br>the emblem of suffering and shame;<br>and I love that old cross where the dearest and best<br>for a world of lost sinners was slain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3e10e1572469b9cd483fc7dc9785d8d4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Refrain:<br>So I&#8217;ll cherish the old rugged cross,<br>till my trophies at last I lay down;<br>I will cling to the old rugged cross,<br>and exchange it some day for a crown.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-fcd88ea53bcf320f2de8c3ced387d294 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Verse 2<\/strong>: O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,<br>has a wondrous attraction for me;<br>for the dear Lamb of God left his glory above<br>to bear it to dark Calvary. [Refrain]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6e91568e3ced578d04491fce5205d080 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Verse 3:<\/strong> In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,<br>a wondrous beauty I see,<br>for &#8217;twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,<br>to pardon and sanctify me. [Refrain]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-44ca200ec8c0d618121284939a73f810 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Verse 4:<\/strong> To that old rugged cross I will ever be true,<br>its shame and reproach gladly bear;<br>then he&#8217;ll call me some day to my home far away,<br>where his glory forever I&#8217;ll share. [Refrain]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-97773ea66daddfa1d336953df9990ee4 wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5624400b9c32b03d70ffa6e5c50ed2bc\" id=\"h-more-recent-posts\">More Recent Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=729\">The Wedding Song: Paul Drockton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=706\">Paul Drockton Greatest Hits on Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=681\">The Golden Keys to Happiness!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=656\">How to Write Great Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=650\">J&#8217;s Amazing Discount Store<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Old Rugged Cross is one of the most popular Country and Folk Songs ever written. Also, it was written by George Bennard in 1912. And, It is also recognized as an epic hymn covered by numerous artists . Among them was&nbsp;Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, and Alan Jackson. As well as Loretta Lynn,&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[23,24,40,32,21,33,20,25],"class_list":["post-488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-paul-drockton-music-video-lyrics-chords-story","tag-pauldrockton","tag-pdrocktonmusic-com","tag-theoldruggedcross","tag-viralcountrymusic","tag-viralcountrysongs","tag-viralfolkmusic","tag-viralfolksongs","tag-viralmusicvideos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Old Rugged Cross - Paul Drockton Music LTD<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"the Old Rugged Cross is a Country Music Staple performed beautifully by Paul A Drockton and his Beautiful vocals and acoustic guitar.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Old Rugged Cross\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"the Old Rugged Cross is a Country Music Staple performed beautifully by Paul A Drockton and his Beautiful vocals and acoustic guitar.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Paul Drockton Music LTD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-03T01:00:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-10T00:42:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross1600-1024x1024.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"pdrockton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"pdrockton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"pdrockton\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/37767419aeeb9b3131efea2cbabe0141\"},\"headline\":\"The Old Rugged Cross\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-03T01:00:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-10T00:42:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488\"},\"wordCount\":364,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Cross1600.png\",\"keywords\":[\"#PaulDrockton\",\"#Pdrocktonmusic.com\",\"#TheOldRuggedCross\",\"#ViralCountryMusic\",\"#ViralCountrySongs\",\"#ViralFolkMusic\",\"#ViralFolkSongs\",\"#Viralmusicvideos\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Paul Drockton Music Videos, Lyrics, Chords, Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488\",\"name\":\"The Old Rugged Cross - Paul Drockton Music LTD\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Cross1600.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-03T01:00:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-10T00:42:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"the Old Rugged Cross is a Country Music Staple performed beautifully by Paul A Drockton and his Beautiful vocals and acoustic guitar.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Cross1600.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Cross1600.png\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1600,\"caption\":\"The Old Rugged Cross Paul Drockton\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?p=488#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Old Rugged Cross\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Paul Drockton Music LTD\",\"description\":\"Beloved Viral Musician and Composer\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Paul Drockton Music LTD\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/cropped-cropped-DrocktonMusic2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/cropped-cropped-DrocktonMusic2.png\",\"width\":991,\"height\":462,\"caption\":\"Paul Drockton Music LTD\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/37767419aeeb9b3131efea2cbabe0141\",\"name\":\"pdrockton\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f5313881b91310a878bc79ff0a8976c9b9f58e0b94f064d083e1203ae276e34?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f5313881b91310a878bc79ff0a8976c9b9f58e0b94f064d083e1203ae276e34?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f5313881b91310a878bc79ff0a8976c9b9f58e0b94f064d083e1203ae276e34?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"pdrockton\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pdrocktonmusic.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Old Rugged Cross - Paul Drockton Music LTD","description":"the Old Rugged Cross is a Country Music Staple performed beautifully by Paul A Drockton and his Beautiful vocals and acoustic guitar.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Old Rugged Cross","og_description":"the Old Rugged Cross is a Country Music Staple performed beautifully by Paul A Drockton and his Beautiful vocals and acoustic guitar.","og_url":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488","og_site_name":"Paul Drockton Music LTD","article_published_time":"2026-02-03T01:00:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-10T00:42:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross1600-1024x1024.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"pdrockton","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"pdrockton","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488"},"author":{"name":"pdrockton","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#\/schema\/person\/37767419aeeb9b3131efea2cbabe0141"},"headline":"The Old Rugged Cross","datePublished":"2026-02-03T01:00:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-10T00:42:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488"},"wordCount":364,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross1600.png","keywords":["#PaulDrockton","#Pdrocktonmusic.com","#TheOldRuggedCross","#ViralCountryMusic","#ViralCountrySongs","#ViralFolkMusic","#ViralFolkSongs","#Viralmusicvideos"],"articleSection":["Paul Drockton Music Videos, Lyrics, Chords, Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488","url":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488","name":"The Old Rugged Cross - Paul Drockton Music LTD","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross1600.png","datePublished":"2026-02-03T01:00:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-10T00:42:07+00:00","description":"the Old Rugged Cross is a Country Music Staple performed beautifully by Paul A Drockton and his Beautiful vocals and acoustic guitar.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross1600.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross1600.png","width":1600,"height":1600,"caption":"The Old Rugged Cross Paul Drockton"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?p=488#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Old Rugged Cross"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/","name":"Paul Drockton Music LTD","description":"Beloved Viral Musician and Composer","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#organization","name":"Paul Drockton Music LTD","url":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-cropped-DrocktonMusic2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-cropped-DrocktonMusic2.png","width":991,"height":462,"caption":"Paul Drockton Music LTD"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/#\/schema\/person\/37767419aeeb9b3131efea2cbabe0141","name":"pdrockton","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f5313881b91310a878bc79ff0a8976c9b9f58e0b94f064d083e1203ae276e34?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f5313881b91310a878bc79ff0a8976c9b9f58e0b94f064d083e1203ae276e34?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f5313881b91310a878bc79ff0a8976c9b9f58e0b94f064d083e1203ae276e34?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"pdrockton"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com"],"url":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/?author=1"}]}},"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdrocktonmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}