Lyrics Iris DeMent

Iris DeMent

The Old Rugged Cross

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

And 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