The Old Rugged Cross

Verse 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 Someday for a crown. Verse 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 sin on dark Calvary. 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 Someday for a crown. Verse 3 In the old rugged cross, Stained 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 Till my trophies At last I lay down; I will cling To the old rugged cross, And exchange it Someday for a crown. Verse 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 Till my trophies At last I lay down; I will cling To the old rugged cross, And exchange it Someday for a crown.