A                           D
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
    E                       A
The emblem of suffering and shame
                                    D
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
      E                         A
For a world of lost sinners was slain

[Chorus] 
   E                           A
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross
        D                      A
Till my trophies at last I lay down
                               D
I will cling to the old rugged cross
     A              E         A
And exchange it someday for a crown
 
[Verse]
A                            D
O the old rugged cross so despised by the world
      E                       A
Has a wondrous attraction for me
                              D
For the dear lamb of God left His glory above
   A          E    A
To bear it to dark Calvary
 
[Chorus]
   E                           A
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross
        D                      A
Till my trophies at last I lay down
                               D
I will cling to the old rugged cross
     A              E         A
And exchange it someday for a crown