The Old Rugged Cross

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

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 THE 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

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

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 FAR AWAY

WHERE HIS GLORY

FOREVER I'LL SHARE

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