1 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
(Chorus)
So I’ll cherish, the old rugged Cross
Till my trophies, at last I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged Cross
And exchange it some day, for a crown…
2 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 Calvary
(Chorus)
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross…
3 In the old rugged Cross,
Stain’d with blood so divine
A wondrous beauty I see
For ’twas on that old cross
Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me
(Chorus)
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross…
4 To the old rugged Cross,
I will ever be true
Its shame and reproach gladly bear
Then He’ll call me some day
To my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share
(Chorus)
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross…
I will cling to the old rugged Cross
And exchange it some day, for a crown…
(Written by George Bennard)
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