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 despited by the world,
has a wonderous attraction for me
For the dear lamb of God left His glory above
to bear it to dark calvary
Repeat chorus.
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 despited by the world,
has a wonderous attraction for me
For the dear lamb of God left His glory above
to bear it to dark calvary
Repeat chorus.
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 despited by the world,
has a wonderous attraction for me
For the dear lamb of God left His glory above
to bear it to dark calvary
Repeat chorus.