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1.

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 blest

2.

Oh! The 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

3.

To the old rugged cross, I'll 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
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 someday for a crown