Full Lyrics
VERSE 1
On the hill far away stood an old rugged cross
the emblem of suffering and shame
And I love that old cross where 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 it to dark Calvary
VERSE 3
On 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 someday to my home faraway
where His glory forever I'll share.
