The Old Rugged Cross
| George Bennard |
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.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.O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wonderous attraction for me,
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary...In the old rugged cross, stain with blood so divine,
A wondrous beatuy I see,
For 'twas on the old cross Jesus suffered and died
To pardon and sanctify me...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...
