THE OLD RUGGED CROSS

Refrain:
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.

  1. 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.
  2. O 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.
  3. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
    wondrous beauty I see,
    For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
    To pardon and sanctify me.
  4. To the 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.
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JESUS KEEP ME NEAR THE CROSS

Chorus:
In the Cross, in the Cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find;
Rest beyond the river

  1. Jesus Keep me near the Cross:
    There a precious fountain,
    Free to all, a healing stream,
    Flows from Calvary’s mountain
  2. Near the Cross, a trembling soul,
    Love and mercy found me:
    There the bright and morning star
    Shed its beams around me
  3. Near the Cross: O Lamb of God,
    Bring its scenes before me:
    Help me walk from day to day,
    With its shadow o’er me
  4. Near the Cross I’ll watch and wait
    Hoping trusting ever
    Till I reach the golden strand
    Just beyond the river
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