Hymns, #618

Glorying in the Cross - The Old Rugged Cross

Eng/Kor:618  Chin:454  Span:293  Rus:-  Tag:618  Fra:-  Por:-

Lyrics:George Bennard
Music:George Bennard
Meter:12.8.12.8. with chorus.

This hymn has a unique tune.

 
 1 

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,

The emblem of suff'ring and shame,

And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best

For a world of lost sinners was slain.

 

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.

 

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.

 
 3 

In the 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.

 

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.

 
Hymn #618