THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
Author(s): Zechariah Waxman
Songbook: Compiled LJ Songs
KeyWords: Family Characters,

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

Chorus:
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 pardon and sanctify me

Chorus:
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

[Repeat Chorus Twice]

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