Just Mercy The Old Rugged Cross

Stevenson recounts that a week beforehand he had requested on herbert s behalf that the church hymn the old rugged cross be played during his execution.

Just mercy the old rugged cross.

Get the entire just mercy litchart as a printable pdf. This song just brings a great reminder of what christ done on the cross for you and me. In the song the speaker considers the sacrifice of jesus christ and reconciles with his own shame and suffering as he prepares to die. In real life he urged stevenson to send it to a woman he had married while in prison.

The old rugged cross is a 1912 church hymn by george bennard. To his surprise the officers had agreed. The old rugged cross of bryan stevenson s novel just mercy the year is 1989 and bryan and his partner eva ansley had just opened their nonprofit law center in tuscaloosa with the goal to provide legal services to condemned men and women on death row. Richardson s stay of execution is denied and he is led to the electric chair as the haunting melody of the old rugged cross plays in the background.

In the 2019 film just mercy the old rugged cross plays in the background as herbert richardson is executed. In real life richardson got married while in prison and according to just mercy kept bugging stevenson to make sure the military sent his flag to his new wife s address. He did really play the. He sits in the chair.

System on the night that he was executed. It s not just an old rugged cross it s a cross that save millions of. Stevenson now begins humming the song and herbert s family hums along too. In series 4 episode 5 of hetty wainthropp investigates the old rugged cross is sung by hetty played by patricia routledge and a local male voice choir.

The old rugged cross summary in february 1989 eva ansley and stevenson opened a new nonprofit law center in tuscaloosa dedicated to providing free quality legal services to condemned men and women on death row in alabama. He is electrocuted by the state that he laid his life on the line for every day.