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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.
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.
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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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.
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above,
To bear it to dark Calvary.
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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.
A wondrous beauty I see;
For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
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Lagos, Nigeria
This song leaves me in tears always! The cross is rugged yet very potent.
Houston, Texas, United States
Thank You JESUS for the old rugged cross, It is my story and my song.
Illinois, United States
To this day, I still can't comprehend why Jesus would willingly die on the cross for someone like me. Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift.
Amen.
Edo State, Edo North District, Nigeria
This is one song that gets me back on track, it's that song that makes me recount and reminisce of all that Jesus ever paid for me as a ransom and the fact that heaven is home at last for all of God's saints and ultimately that I need to draw near same cross.
I return to sing this song each time my spiritual life needs a boost.
Liberty Hill, TX, United States
This song is a hymnal that will last in my heart and mind forever. My Grandmother would sing this when I was young. I knew she would want it at her burial and her children honored. Even now listening tears are falling down my face.
Commerce Township, MI, United States
We will be singing this song at my dear father's graveside service today. It will say what he believed all his life and made known to many through his gift of evangelism. Thank you for providing the lyrics.
Lagos, Nigeria
This song is a song that reminds me of what Jesus did for me on the cross of Calvary. All I ask is for the grace to cling to Jesus till the end of my life because I know that those that endure till the end there is a crown of glory that awaits them. I will forever love You Jesus.
Thank you for the 4th verse because I always sing this song with that verse. To God be the glory.
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
There is a 4th verse to that song.
4. To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true.
It's shame and reproach gladly bear.
Then He'll call me someday to my home far away;
Where His Glory forever I'll share.