Happy Resurrection Day aka Easter!

The Old Rugged Cross


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 that old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.

Oh that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wonderous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left his glory above,
To bear it on dark calvary.

So I'll cherish that old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down,
I will cling to that old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.

On that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wonderous beauty I see,
For twas on that old cross, Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

So I'll cherish that old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down,
I will cling to that old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
It's shame and reproach gladly bear,
Then He'll call me someday to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.

So I'll cherish that old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down,
I will cling to that old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.