The Old Rugged Cross-Hymn Sing

The Old Rugged Cross-Hymn Sing
Four verses: Three in Ab; One in Bb
Verse 1:
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suff'ring and shame;
And I love that old cross, where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain:
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
'Til my trophies at last I lay down.
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.
Verse 2:
O 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.
Verse 3:
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.
Verse 4:
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear.
Then He'll call me someday to my home far away.
Where His glory forever I'll share.
Words and Music by George Bennard, 1913