Old Rugged Cross



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.

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.

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In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so devine,
A wondrous beauty I see.
For t'was on that old cross, Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

(repeat Chorus)

To that old rugged cross, I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear.
Then He'll call me someday, to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I share.

(repeat Chorus)


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