The Old Rugged Cross

Change it one day for a crown

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross

An emblem of suffering and shame

Oh, but 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 (Rugged cross)

Till my trophies at last I lay down

I'm gonna cling to the old rugged cross

And I'll exchange it one day for my crown

Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world

Has a wonderful attraction, Lord, for me

For the dear Lamb of God left His glorious home above

To bear it on dark Calvary

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

Till my trophies at last I lay down

I'm gonna cling to the old rugged cross

And I'll exchange it one day, and get my crown

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

Till my trophies at last I lay down

You know I'm gonna cling to the old rugged cross

And exchange it one day to get my crown