The Old Rugged Cross
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
and a world of lost sinners was slain
Chorus:
And 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:
To that old rugged cross
I will ever be true
it's shame and reproach I'll gladly bear
'till He calls me someday
to my home so far away
where His glory forever I'll share
Chorus:
And 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
and exchange it some day for a crown
