On a hill far aw ay stood an old rugged cross
The e mblem of suffering and s hame
And I love that old cross where the d earest and best
For a w orld of lost sinners was s lain
So I 'll cherish the old rugged c ross
Till my t rophies at last I lay d own
I will cling to the old rugged c ross
And ex change it somed ay for a c rown
O the old rugged cross so desp ised by the world
Has a w ondrous attraction for m e
For the dear lamb of God left H is glory above
To b ear it to d ark C alvary
So I 'll cherish the old rugged c ross
Till my t rophies at last I lay d own
I will cling to the old rugged c ross
And ex change it somed ay for a c rown