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 some day for a crown

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 on high
To bear it to dark calvary

And I'll cherish the old rugged cross
Till my trophies, at last, I lay down
And I'll cling to the old rugged cross
And exchange it some day for a crown

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

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 some day for a crown