Words and music: George Bernard (1873-1958)
From: Guitar Picker - www.gospelmusic.org.uk
The Old Rugged Cross

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On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
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The emblem of suffering and shame;
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And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
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For a world of lost sinners was slain.


Chorus:

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So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
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Till my trophies at last I lay down;
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I will cling to the old rugged cross,
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And exchange it someday 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 bear it on dark Calvary.


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.


To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me someday to His home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.