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1 | On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suff’ring 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. | |
2 | 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 some day for a crown. | |
3 | In the 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. |
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Hymn - The old rugged cross
The Old Rugged Cross Words and Music by George Bennard Cappo 3 Verse 1:
On a Ghill far G7away stood an Cold rugged A7cross, The Demblem of D7suffring and Gshame; And GI love that old G7cross where the Cdearest and A7best For a Dworld of lost D7sinners was Gslain.
Chorus:
So I'll Dcherish the D7old rugged Gcross. Till my Ctrophies at last I lay Gdown; I will cling to the G7old rugged Ccross, And exGchange it some Dday for a Gcrown.
Verse 2: 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 cavalry. Verse 3: In the 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. Verse 4: To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true, Its shame and reproach gladly bear, Then He'll call on some day to my home far away, Where His glory forever I'll share.
I
A
D
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
E A
The emblem of suff’ring and shame.
D
And I loved that old cross, where the dearest and best
E E7 A
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain:
E
E7 A
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
D A
Till my trophies at last I lay down.
F#7
Bm
I will cling to the old rugged cross
A E7 A
And exchange it some day for a crown.
II
A
D
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world
E A
Has a wondrous attraction for me
D
For the dear Lamb of God, left his glory above
E E7 A
To bear it to dark Calvary.
III
A
D
In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine
E A
A wondrous beauty I see, for ‘twas on that old cross
D
E E7 A
Jesus suffered and died, to pardon and sanctify me.
IV
A D
To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true.
E
A
Its shame and reproach gladly bear.
D
The he’ll call me some day, to my home far
away.
E E7 A
There his glory for ever I’ll share.