Hymn Chords

159. The Old Rugged Cross

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On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,

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The emblem of suffering and shame,

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And I love that old cross where the dearest and best

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For a world of lost sinners was slain.

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So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,

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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 some day for a crown.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[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.

[Refrain]
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]
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.