Verse 1:
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On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
E A
The emblem of suffering and shame
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And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
E A
For a world of lost sinners was slain
Chorus:
E A
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross
D A
Till my trophies at last I lay down
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I will cling to the old rugged cross
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And exchange it someday for a crown
Verse 2:
O 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:
To that 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