The Old Rugged Cross

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 best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain

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 some day 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 to dark Calvary.

Refrain

In that 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.

Refrain

To the old rugged cross I will 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.

Refrain

Listen.

Other hymns, worship songs, etc. posted today:

• Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah at Fish and Cans.
  
• Prayer is the Soul’s Sincere Desire at Above the Clouds
• All the Way My Saviour Leads Me at Seasonings of the Heart
  
• Hymn 10, L.M. at The Thirsty Theologian
  
• Father, We Praise Thee at joythruChrist
• The Collect for the Second Sunday after Trinity at Magic Statistics
• God of our Fathers at The Happy Wonderer
• Nothing But the Blood at New Lumps
• How Firm A Foundation at IMD 2.0
  
• Abba, Father, We Adore Thee at Thoughts from the Teahouse (Lisa says that many of the hymns she posts are from  The Believers Hymnbook, handed down to her from her brethren grandparents.)
• Update: It Is Well With My Soul at Still Reforming