1. Hymn: The Old Rugged Cross

Hymn: The Old Rugged Cross

Author: George Bennard (1873-1958)

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(Sheet Music)

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.

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.

3. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
    A wondrous beauty I see;
    For ‵twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
    To pardon and sanctify me.

4. 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.