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Old Rugged Cross - with Lyrics & Audio

"The Old Rugged Cross" is a hymn with lyrics and music written by George Bennard in 1913. The song reflects on the significance of the cross of Jesus Christ as a symbol of His sacrificial death and the redemption it offers to humanity.

Old Rugged Cross Lyrics

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
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
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

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