Various Artists Follow

The emblem of suffering and shame
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners were slain

And 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

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, the dark Calvary

That the old rugged cross I'll ever be true
It's shame and reproach gladly bear
Then He'll call me some day to my home far away
Where his glory forever I'll share

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

The emblem of suffering and shame
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best