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.
G
On a hill far away stood an
C
old rugged cross,
The
D
emblem of
D7
suff'ring and
G-D7
shame,
And I
G
love that old cross where the
C
Dearest and Best
For a
D
world of lost
D7
sinners was
G
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.
G
So I'll
D
cherish the old rugged
G
cross,
Till my
C
trophies at last I lay
G
down;
I will cling to the old rugged
C
cross,
And ex
G
change it some
D7
day for a
G
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.
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.
G
Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised
C
by the world,
Has
D
a wondrous
D7
attraction
G-D7
for me;
For the
G
dear Lamb of God left His
C
glory above,
To bear
D
it to dark
D7
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.
G
So I'll
D
cherish the old rugged
G
cross,
Till my
C
trophies at last I lay
G
down;
I will cling to the old rugged
C
cross,
And ex
G
change it some
D7
day for a
G
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.
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.
G
In the old rugged cross, stained with blood
C
so divine,
A
D
wondrous
D7
beauty I
G-D7
see;
For 'twas
G
on that old cross Jesus
C
suffered and died,
To
D
pardon and
D7
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.
G
So I'll
D
cherish the old rugged
G
cross,
Till my
C
trophies at last I lay
G
down;
I will cling to the old rugged
C
cross,
And ex
G
change it some
D7
day for a
G
crown.
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Ikotun. Four Square Gospel Church Liasu, Lagos, Nigeria
My favourite song. The cross my salvation, my healing, my all
Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
I love the song, thank u God bless u
Lanmadaw, Yangon, Myanmar
Thanks much for the lyrics, piano and guitar notes resources. God bless to you all !
Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Amen n Amen. Thank you, Jesus.
Rio Rancho, NM, United States
I just stumbled over this beautiful resource. Thank you to whom ever is keeping it going. Please! Carry on!
Zango Kataf, Kaduna, Nigeria
The song is quite interesting to me because it remind me the atoning work sacrifice for my sake
Dodoma, Dodoma City, Tanzania
Powerful reflection of a sinner whose sins have been forgiven. I love this song; I would love to sing it in swahili; only that I'm not sure swahili translation exists.
Awka, Nigeria
Glorious song
Thank you Jesus!
He paid for my sins on the cross
Help us Lord to cling to the old rugged cross forever... Amen
Ayobo Ipaja, Lagos, Nigeria
Thank You Lord Jesus Christ for taking my sins away. I love you now and FORVER
Brighton, Brighton And Hove, United Kingdom
I love this song. Sing it every night with my full family