Full Lyrics
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 some day for a crown
VERSE 2
On that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me,
For that dear Lamb of God, left His glory above,
To bear it to dark Calvary.
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.
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 for ever I'll share.
