The Old Rugged Cross

On a hill far away, stood an old rugged cross

The emblem of suffering and shame

And how 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 (the old rugged cross)

'Til my trophies, at last, I lay down (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 ever true

Its shame and reproach gladly bear

Then He'll call me someday to my home faraway

Where His glory forever I'll share (forever I'll share)

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross (the old rugged cross)

'Til my trophies, at last, I lay down (at last I lay down)

I will cling to the old rugged cross (the old rugged cross)

And exchange it someday for a crown

And exchange it someday for a crown (for a crown)