[00:03.45]On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
[00:12.51]The emblem of suffering and shame;
[00:17.70]And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
[00:24.90]For a world of lost sinners was slain.
[00:31.41]So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
[00:38.49]Till my trophies at last I lay down;
[00:54.57]I will cling to the old rugged cross,
[00:55.29]And exchange it some day for a crown.
[00:59.76]O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
[01:07.29]Has a wondrous attraction for me;
[01:14.61]For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
[01:22.35]To bear it to dark Calvary.
[01:28.98]So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
[01:36.30]Till my trophies at last I lay down;
[01:43.71]I will cling to the old rugged cross,
[01:45.00]And exchange it some day for a crown.
[01:46.53]In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
[01:48.48]A wondrous beauty I see,
[01:48.99]For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
[01:50.73]To pardon and sanctify me.
[01:53.55]So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
[01:55.14]Till my trophies at last I lay down;
[01:56.40]I will cling to the old rugged cross,
[01:57.12]And exchange it some day for a crown.
[02:27.51]To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
[02:33.36]Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
[02:37.59]Then He'll call me some day to my home far away,
[02:48.06]Where His glory forever I'll share.
[02:51.75]So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
[02:59.64]Till my trophies at last I lay down;
[03:10.17]I will cling to the old rugged cross,
[03:16.89]And exchange it some day for a crown.

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 some day for a crown.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To the 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.
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.