The Old Rugged Cross

[Verse 1]

You can take the world,

But give me Jesus.

All its joys are naught,

But give me Jesus.

[Chorus]

The 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 to dark Calvary.

[Verse 2]

In the 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.

[Chorus]

The 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 to dark Calvary.

[Verse 3]

To the Old Rugged Cross,

I will ever be true,

Its shame and reproach gladly bear;

Then He'll call me someday,

To my home far away,

Where His glory forever I'll share.

[Chorus]

The 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 to dark Calvary.

[Outro]

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,

'Til my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged cross,

And exchange it someday