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 sinner was slain
REFRAIN
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
In the old rugged Cross, stain'd with blood so devine
A wondrous beauty I see
For 'twas on that old Cross Jesus suffer'd 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 forever I'll share
