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The Old Rugged Cross
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.
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 someday for a crown.
Oh 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.
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 someday for a crown.
To the old rugged cross I will forever 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 share.
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 someday for a crown.
And exchange it someday for a crown.
Music by Loran Marshall, Aug. 2007
This has always been one of my favs in church, and you sing it well!