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
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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
On 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
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To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true,
It’s shame and reproach gladly bear
Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away
Where His glory forever I’ll share
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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