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The Old Rugged Cross

Words and music by George Bennard · 1913

Key of Bb · 69 BPM · 6/4 · Grace,Comfort · Galatians 6:14

Verse 1

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.

Chorus

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.

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