Lyrics:

Verse 1 (sung at the beginning)

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

Refrain:

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 someday for a crown

Verse 2 (sung at the end)

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 above

To bear it to dark Calvary [Refrain]

Verse 3

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. [Refrain]

Verse 4

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. [Refrain]

Much of the information from this episode is drawn from Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories, along with some of the finest information Google could furnish.

Music and audio editing by Mike Tetrault, and graphics provided by Brokerage Brewing Company.