THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
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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.

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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.

On that old rugged cross
So despised by the world.
Has a wonderous attraction for me.
For the dear Lamb of God
Left His glory above to bare it at dark Calvary.

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To the old rugged cross
I will ever be true
Its shame and reproach gladly bare
then He'll call me someday
To my home far away
Where His glory forever I'll share.

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TAG....And exchange it someday for a crown.