(Verse One)
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On a hill far away, stood an old rugged Cross
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The emblem of suffering and shame
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And I love that old Cross, where the dearest and best
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For a world of lost sinners was slain.
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(Refrain)So I'll cherish the old rugged Cross
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Till my trophies at last I lay down
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I will cling to the old rugged Cross
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And exchange it some day for a crown
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(Verse Two)
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O that old rugged Cross, so despised by the world
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Has a wondrous attraction for me
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For the dear Lamb of God, left His glory above
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To bear it to dark Calvary.
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(Refrain)
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(Verse Three)
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In that old rugged Cross, stained with blood so divine
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A wondrous beauty I see
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For twas on that old Cross, Jesus suffered and died
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To pardon and sanctify me.
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(Refrain)
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(Verse Four)
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To the old rugged Cross, I will ever be true
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It's shame and reproach gladly bear
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Then He'll call me some day, to my home far away
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Where His glory for ever I'll share.
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(Refrain)
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The Old Rugged Cross
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Merle Haggard |