On a hill so far away stood an old rugged cross The emblem of suffering and pain But I love that old cross where heavens dearest and heavens best lost his life for a sinners like me 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 some day for a crown I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown