The Old Rugged Cross
Attalus
Gospel Hymns Vol. 1
[Verse 1]
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On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
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The emblem of suffering and shame
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And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
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For a world of lost sinners was slain
[Chorus]
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I will cherish the old rugged cross
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‘Til my trophies at last I lay down
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I will cling to the old rugged cross
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And exchange it someday for a crown
[Verse 2]
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Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
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Has a wondrous attraction for me;
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For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
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To bear it to dark Calvary.
[Chorus]
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I will cherish the old rugged cross
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‘Til my trophies at last I lay down
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I will cling to the old rugged cross
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And exchange it someday for a crown
[Verse 3]
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To the old rugged cross I will ever be true
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Its shame and reproach gladly bear
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'Til He calls me some day to my home far away
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Where His glory forever I'll share
[Chorus]
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I will cherish the old rugged cross
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‘Til my trophies at last I lay down
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I will cling to the old rugged cross
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And exchange it someday for a crown
[Chorus]
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I will cherish the old rugged cross
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‘Til my trophies at last I lay down
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I will cling to the old rugged cross
[Tag]
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And exchange it someday
(exchange it someday)
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I'll exchange it someday
(exchange it someday)
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I'll exchange it someday for a crown