Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#159

159. The Old Rugged Cross

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 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. [Refrain]

2 Oh, 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]

3 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]

Text Information

• First Line: On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
• Title: The Old Rugged Cross
• Author: George Bennard (1873-1958) (1913)
• Refrain First Line: So I'll cherish the old rugged cross
• Meter: 12.8.12.8.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Sufferings and Death
• Copyright: Copyright 1913 by George Bennard. © renewed 1941, The Rodeheaver Co. (A Div. of Word, In.c). All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Tune Information

• Name: [On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross]
• Composer: George Bennard (1913)
• Meter: 12.8.12.8.Ref.
• Incipit: 34546 55565 76676
• Key: A♭ Major