The Old Rugged Cross

[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 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 some day 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

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

[Verse 3]
To that old rugged cross, I will ever be true
Its shame and reproach gladly bear
Till He calls me some day to my home far away
Where His glory forever I'll share

[Chorus]
I will 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
I will 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 (exchange it some day)
I'll exchange it some day (exchange it)
I'll exchange it some day for a crown