I  am looking for an old hymn,but I am unsure of the name of the song.
 From what I recall,the words were: from the Manager to the Cross,
 the rugged cross, of Calvary,the place where Jesus died for you,and
me all alone.While the world forsakes him ..etc..I remember the tune,
 not all the verses.
 I think the name is from the (Manager to the Cross)approximately 1930s
 I have been searching for awhile now.Please,help.
                                          Thank You,Smiley2003ga
40s,could be sooner or later.I dont know who recorded it.

Hello smiley2003,

The song is called "From the Manger to the Cross".  The complete
lyrics are reprinted here:

"From the manger to the cross"
BluegrassNet
http://www.bluegrassnet.com/tgbs/F/From_the_manger_to_the_cross.html

A popular version of the song was performed by Cowboy Copas.  They
apparently used a shorter version of the lyrics.

"From the Manger to the Cross", posted by Gene L. Graham (April 23,
1998)
E-TABS
http://www.e-tabs.org/tab/cowboy_copas/from_manger_to_the_cross

The song was written by Odell McLeod (also known as Mac Odell) and
published by Acuff-Rose in 1950.  Mr. McLeod recently passed away.

"Kirk Collection: Country Music Song Index (Complete List)", arranged
by Allen Keathley (Last updated July 7, 1999) [scroll about 1/10 of
the way down the page to find the listing for "From the manger to the
cross"]
Indiana State University: Cunningham Memorial Library
http://odin.indstate.edu/level1.dir/cml/rbsc/kirk/country.html 

"Deaths in Country Music" (February - March 2003)
County Sales
http://www.countysales.com/Newsletter/Newsletter_1.php?x=3

The song is available on several albums, including those listed here:

"Search All Music 'from the manger to the cross'"
Tower Records
http://towermusic.endeca.com/towermusic?n=0&att=All_Music+from%20the%20manger%20to%20the%20cross&cs=from%20the%20manger%20to%20the%20cross&csn=3&csr=1&dym=1&cc=USD

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott


Search terms used, alone or in combination, on Google:

"from the manger to the cross"
"rugged cross"
odell mccleod
mac odell

Thank You,the answer was efficient and complete.