On a h-ill far away
Stood an o-ld rugged cross
The emblem, of suffering, and
sh-ame
And I l-ove that old cross
Where the d-earest and best
For a world of lost sinners was sl-ain
Was sl-ain
~Chorus~
So I’ll cher-ish the old rugged, cr-oss
‘Til my trophies at last, I lay down
I will cl-ing to the old rugged, cr-oss
And exchange it some day for a,
cr-own
For a crown
To that old rugged cross, I will e-ver be true
Its sh-ame and reproach, gladly bear
Then He’ll c-all me some day, to my home, far away
Where His glory, forever, I’ll sh-are
I will sh-are
~Chorus~
And exchange it some day for a, crown
For a crown
For a cr-own
For a cr-own
For a cr-own
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
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
