The Old Rugged Cross

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[Verse]

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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


[Chorus]

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And I'll cherish the old rugged cross
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until 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


[Verse]

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


[Chorus]

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And I'll cherish the old rugged cross
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until 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


[Tag]

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I will cling to the old rugged cross
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And exchange it some day for a crown