John Prine – 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'll cling to the old rugged cross
And exchange it someday 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 on high
To bear it to dark Calvary

And I'll cherish that old rugged cross (old rugged cross)
Till my trophies at last I lay down
And I'll cling to the old rugged cross (old rugged cross)
And exchange it someday for a crown

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

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