Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#63

63. 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.

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 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)

4 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, b. 1873
• Refrain First Line: So I'll cherish the old rugged cross
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Topic: Christ: Cross of; Christ: Passion; Christ: Sacrifice; Cross: of Christ; Devotional; Inner Life; Passion; Sacrifice
• Copyright: © 1913. Renewal 1941. The Rodeheaver Co.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross]
• Composer: George Bennard, b.1873
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: © 1913. Renewal 1941. The Rodeheaver Co.
• Notes: Now Public Domain