Text: | The Old Rugged Cross. |
Author: | G. B. |
Tune: | [On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross] |
Composer: | Rev. Geo. Bennard |
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.
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 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. [Chorus]
3 In that 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. [Chorus]
4 To that old rugged cross I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He'll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross |
Title: | The Old Rugged Cross. |
Author: | G. B. |
Refrain First Line: | So I'll cherish the old rugged cross |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1920 |
Topic: | Atonement and the Cross; Solos |
Copyright: | Copright, 1913, by Geo. Bennard. Words and Music.; Homer A. Rodenheaver, Owner. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross] |
Composer: | Rev. Geo. Bennard |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Copyright: | Copright, 1913, by Geo. Bennard. Words and Music.; Homer A. Rodenheaver, Owner. |