Stairway
By: Jim Hughes
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Description
I was leading the worship during a two night revival meeting at the Salvation Army in 1995. The crowd was unresponsive so I broke out with Amazing Grace sung to The House of the Rising Sun (an old Jesus Freak standard). Sure enough they were all hootin’ and shoutin after that, in fact, someone in the back yelled out, “Now sing Stairway To Heaven.” I replied that I didn't have that one yet. The next night the song, Stairway debuted to a packed crowd! Recorded Thursday February 28, 2013
Lyrics
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 Ooo . . . and He bought us a stairway to heaven To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true, it’s shame and reproach gladly bare then He’ll call me some day, to my home far away, where His glory forever I’ll share Ooo, makes me wonder. . . Ooo, makes me wonder uh-uh- Oh 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— Cal-vary Ooo, makes me wonder. . . Ooo, really makes me wonder In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, a won—drous beau—ty I see for 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, to pardon and sancti—fy me . . .Oh Oh Oh So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies I lay — down I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange them—for a crown and it makes me wonder. . . Ah . . . To the old rugged cross—I will be true, it’s shame I will glad—ly bare then He’ll call me to my home— far away, where His glory—forever share ah ah ah O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world, has a wondrous traction for me in that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, a wondrous beauty I see twas on that old cross, Jesus suffered and died, to pardon sanctify me . . . And He bought us a stairway, to heaven Copyright © 1995 Jim Hughes/2013 Tree Number 3 Publishing. Recorded Thursday February 28, 2013. Video clips from The Passion of Christ by Mel Gibson
