[Verse 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 [Chorus] 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 someday for a crown [Verse 2] To the old rugged cross I will ever be true Its shame and reproach gladly bear Then He'll call me someday To my home far away Where His glory forever I'll share [Chorus] So I'll cherish the old rugged cross Till my trophies at last I lay down And I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it someday for a crown [Chorus] So I'll cherish the old rugged cross Till my trophies at last I lay down And I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it someday for a crown (Ooh) And exchange it someday for a crown
