Verse 1
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.
Verse 2
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.
