Full Lyrics
VERSE 1
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
The emblem of suff'ring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
REFRAIN
So I 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 it to dark Calvary.
VERSE 3
In that 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.
