The Old Rugged Cross / Near The Cross (Medley)

On a hill far away

Stood an old rugged cross

The emblem of sufferin' 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

'Til 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

'Til my trophies at last I lay down

I will cling to the old rugged cross

And exchange it someday for a crown